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'''Emmanuel Berchmans Devlin''' ([[December 24]], [[1872]] – [[August 30]], [[1921]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician. |
'''Emmanuel Berchmans Devlin''' ([[December 24]], [[1872]] – [[August 30]], [[1921]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician.<ref name="parl">{{CanParlbio|ID=d5f57ebd-8d4c-4446-8069-990c372443b3}}</ref> |
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Born in [[Aylmer, Quebec]], the son of Charles Devlin and Ellen Roney, Devlin was educated at |
Born in [[Aylmer, Quebec]],<ref name="parl"/> the son of Charles Devlin and Ellen Roney, Devlin was educated at the [[Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal|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.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/details/canadianparliame00montuoft 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]</ref> Devlin was called to the [[Bar of Quebec|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, Quebec|Wright County]].<ref name="johnson"/> |
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He was first elected to the [[Canadian House of Commons]] for the electoral district of [[Wright (electoral district)|Wright]] in a 1905 by-election called after [[Wilfrid Laurier]] resigned his seat in Wright, having been elected for [[Quebec East]] also. A [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]], he was re-elected in [[Canadian federal election, 1908|1908]], [[Canadian federal election, 1911|1911]], and [[Canadian federal election, 1917|1917]].<ref name="parl"/> He died in office in 1921 in Montreal.<ref name="johnson"/> |
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Devlin was the son-in-law of [[Louis-Rodrigue Masson]]. |
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In 1907, he married Cécile, the daughter of [[Louis-Rodrigue Masson]].<ref name="johnson">{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |date=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:13, 25 September 2009
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]
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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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