Wilfrid Prévost
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Wilfrid Prévost was a Quebec
lawyer and political figure. He represented Two Mountains in the Canadian House of Commons
as a Liberal
member from 1872 to 1875.
He was born in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines
, Lower Canada
in 1832 and studied at the Collège Saint-Sulpice at Montreal
, the Collège de l'Assomption and the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. Prévost articled in law and was admitted to the bar in 1853. He practiced at Terrebonne
, Sainte-Scholastique
, Montreal and Saint-Jérôme
. He was named Queen's Counsel
in 1878. Prevost served several terms as mayor for Sainte-Scholastique and was also warden for Deux-Montagnes County. He was named to the Legislative Council of Quebec
for Rigaud division in 1888. He died at Saint-Jérôme in 1898 and was buried at Terrebonne.
His son Jean
was a member of the Quebec legislative assembly and served in the provincial cabinet. His older brother Gédéon-Mélasippe
served in the legislative assembly of the Province of Canada.
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....
lawyer and political figure. He represented Two Mountains 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...
as 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...
member from 1872 to 1875.
He was born in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-de-Blainville. The population estimate for the city in 2011 was 13,700, up from 13,001 in the 2006 census...
, Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
in 1832 and studied at the Collège Saint-Sulpice at Montreal
Montreal
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...
, the Collège de l'Assomption and the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. Prévost articled in law and was admitted to the bar in 1853. He practiced at Terrebonne
Terrebonne, Quebec
Terrebonne is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shores of the Rivière des Mille-Îles and of the Rivière des Prairies, North of Montreal and Laval....
, Sainte-Scholastique
Sainte-Scholastique, Quebec
The village of Sainte-Scholastique, Quebec was the historic seat of Deux Montagnes County from 1834 until its amalgamation with neighboring towns in 1971. Two years later it was renamed as Mirabel, Quebec...
, Montreal and Saint-Jérôme
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
Saint-Jérôme is a town in Quebec, Canada, near Mirabel, about northwest of Montreal along Autoroute des Laurentides. The town is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its resorts....
. He was named Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1878. Prevost served several terms as mayor for Sainte-Scholastique and was also warden for Deux-Montagnes County. He was named to the Legislative Council of Quebec
Legislative Council of Quebec
From 1867 until 1968, the Legislative Council of Quebec was the unelected upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Canadian province of Quebec...
for Rigaud division in 1888. He died at Saint-Jérôme in 1898 and was buried at Terrebonne.
His son Jean
Jean Prévost (politician)
Jean Prévost was a Quebec lawyer, journalist and political figure. He represented Terrebonne in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a Liberal from 1900 to 1912 and as an Independent Liberal from 1912 to 1915....
was a member of the Quebec legislative assembly and served in the provincial cabinet. His older brother Gédéon-Mélasippe
Gédéon-Mélasippe Prévost
Gédéon-Mélasippe Prévost was a Quebec notary and political figure.He was born in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada in 1817 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse. He articled as a notary, received his commission in 1838 and set up practice at Terrebonne...
served in the legislative assembly of the Province of Canada.