Emmanuel Berchmans Devlin
Emmanuel Berchmans Devlin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Wright | |
| In office 1905–1921 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Succeeded by | Romuald Montézuma Gendron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 24, 1872 Aylmer, Quebec |
| Died | August 30, 1921 (aged 48) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | Charles Ramsay Devlin, brother |
Emmanuel Berchmans Devlin (December 24, 1872 – August 30, 1921) was a Canadian politician.[1]
Born in Aylmer, Quebec,[1] the son of Charles Devlin and Ellen Roney, Devlin was educated at the Collège Sainte-Marie in Montreal and Mount St Mary's College in Derbyshire, England. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws degree from McGill University and a Master of Arts degree from Laval University in Quebec.[2] Devlin was called to the Quebec bar in 1895 and was named King's Counsel in 1906; he practised law in Montreal until 1901 when he moved to Hull. He served as solicitor for Wright County.[3]
He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Wright in a 1905 by-election called after Wilfrid Laurier resigned his seat in Wright, having been elected for Quebec East also. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908, 1911, and 1917.[1] He died in office in 1921 in Montreal.[3]
His brother, Charles Ramsay Devlin, was also an MP.[1]
In 1907, he married Cécile, the daughter of Louis-Rodrigue Masson.[3]
References
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- ^ The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
- ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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