J. Hervé Proulx was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada. He represented Madawaska County

Madawaska County, New Brunswick

Madawaska County , also known as the "New Brunswick Panhandle", is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Over 90% of the county's population speaks French...

 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...

 from 1944 to 1948 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec

Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec

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, the son of J. David Proulx, and was educated there and at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec

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 and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré

Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec

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. In 1922, he married Marie-Anna Malenfant. In the same year, he moved to Edmundston, New Brunswick

Edmundston, New Brunswick

Edmundston is a Canadian city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.-History:During the early colonial period, the area was an important meeting place and hunting/fishing spot of the Maliseet nation. A considerable sized village was located there around the turn of the 19th century...

where he worked as a baker and a grocer. From 1936 to 1946, he was mayor of Edmundston.