James John Edmund Guerin
James John Edmund Guerin (born July 4, 1856 in Montreal ; † November 10, 1932 there ; also written Guérin ) was a Canadian doctor and politician ( Liberal Party ). From 1895 to 1901 he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Québec , from 1910 to 1912 he was mayor of the city of Montreal. After all, he was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1930 .
biography
The son of an Irish engineer emigrated to Canada with the family at a young age. He graduated from the Collège de Montréal and then studied medicine at McGill University and the Royal College of Physicians in London . After receiving his doctorate in 1878, he practiced at the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal and taught clinical medicine at the Montreal branch of the Université Laval .
As a candidate for the Parti libéral du Québec , Guerin successfully ran a by-election for a vacant seat in the Québec Legislative Assembly in 1885 . In 1897 and 1900 he was re-elected. From 1897 he was minister without portfolio in the cabinets of Félix-Gabriel Marchand and Simon-Napoléon Parent . He was voted out of office in the November 1904 election. After six years without political activity, Guerin was elected mayor of Montreal in 1910. His two-year term of office was marked by dealing with numerous corruption scandals that had been caused by his predecessors. Guerin ran unsuccessfully in the 1917 general election . After he did not run in 1921, he was elected in the 1925 general election in the constituency of Sainte-Anne. He was re-elected in 1926, but lost his seat in the 1930 general election .
Guerin received honorary doctorates from Université Laval (1902) and Trinity College , Dublin (1912). In 1911 he received the Order of Gregorius .
Web links
- James John Edmund Guerin - biographical information on the website of the Canadian Parliament (English)
- Biography on the website of the city administration (French)
- Biography on the Québec National Assembly website (French)
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SURNAME | Guerin, James John Edmund |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guérin, James John Edmund |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian doctor and politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1856 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal |
DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1932 |
Place of death | Montreal |