Joseph Pierre Octave Guilbault
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Joseph Pierre Octave Guilbault (September 3, 1870 – September 27, 1924) was a notary
and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Joliette
in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1911 to 1917 as a Conservative
.
He was born in St-Paul de Joliette, Quebec, the son of Joseph Guilbault and Adelaide Renaud, and was educated at the Collège de l'Assomption and the Université Laval
. He set up practice in Joliette. In 1898, he married Clementine Richard. Guilbault was secretary-treasurer of the school commission. He did not run for reelection in 1917 due to illness.
Civil law notary
Civil-law notaries, or Latin notaries, are lawyers of noncontentious private civil law who draft, take, and record legal instruments for private parties, provide legal advice and give attendance in person, and are vested as public officers with the authentication power of the State...
and political figure in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Joliette
Joliette (electoral district)
Joliette is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935 and since 1968.-Geography:...
in 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...
from 1911 to 1917 as a Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
.
He was born in St-Paul de Joliette, Quebec, the son of Joseph Guilbault and Adelaide Renaud, and was educated at the Collège de l'Assomption and the Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
. He set up practice in Joliette. In 1898, he married Clementine Richard. Guilbault was secretary-treasurer of the school commission. He did not run for reelection in 1917 due to illness.