Joseph Edmond Marcile
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Joseph Edmond Marcile was a Canadian
politician.
Born in Contrecoeur, Canada East
, Marcile was educated at the Acton Vale Model School. A merchant, he was a city councilor and mayor of Acton Vale, Quebec
. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons
for the Quebec electoral district of Bagot
in a 1898 by-election held after the death of the sitting MP, Flavien Dupont
. A Liberal
, he would remain undefeated in the following seven elections and serve for almost 27 years until dying in office in 1925.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician.
Born in Contrecoeur, Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
, Marcile was educated at the Acton Vale Model School. A merchant, he was a city councilor and mayor of Acton Vale, Quebec
Acton Vale, Quebec
Acton Vale is an industrial town in south-central Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Acton and is in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 7,797...
. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
for the Quebec electoral district of Bagot
Bagot (electoral district)
Bagot was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was amalgamated into the St...
in a 1898 by-election held after the death of the sitting MP, Flavien Dupont
Flavien Dupont
Flavien Dupont was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bagot in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1876 to 1878 and Bagot in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1898 as a Conservative member.He was born in Saint-Simon, Canada East, the son of Flavien Dupont and...
. A Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
, he would remain undefeated in the following seven elections and serve for almost 27 years until dying in office in 1925.