Frederick Arthur Monk
Encyclopedia
Background
He was born in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
on July 16, 1884 and was the son of Frederick Debartzch Monk
Frederick Debartzch Monk
Frederick Debartzch Monk, PC, QC was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Samuel Cornwallis Monk and Caroline Debartzch , he received a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1877 from McGill University and was called to the Quebec Bar in 1878...
.
Member of the legislature
He was elected as the Action libérale nationaleAction libérale nationale
The Action libérale nationale was a short-lived provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. It was founded during the Great Depression and led by Paul Gouin. The ALN played an important role in the foundation of the Union Nationale.-Origin and beliefs:The party was created in 1934 by...
(ALN) candidate to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
in 1935
Quebec general election, 1935
The Quebec general election of 1935 was held on November 25, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada...
in the district of Jacques-Cartier
Jacques-Cartier
Jacques-Cartier is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created in 1853, and named after French explorer Jacques Cartier who discovered the Saint Lawrence Valley between 1534 and 1542 in part of what would become New...
. He refused to joined the newly formed Union Nationale and ran as an Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
candidate in 1936
Quebec general election, 1936
The Quebec general election of 1936 was held on August 17, 1936 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Adélard Godbout.This marked the end of slightly more...
. He was defeated.