Jacques Parent (politician)

Jacques Parent (September 1862 – February 6, 1918)[1] was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1917 as a member of the Conservative Party.

He was born in Rimouski, Quebec,[1] the son of Francois Parent and Adelaide Tremblay, and came to Manitoba with his family in 1876 by way of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The family settled on a homestead in the Letellier area. Parent was a farmer, grain dealer and financial agent. He also served on the board of the Manitoba Agricultural College.[2] In 1894, he married Odille Henry.[1]

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1914, defeating incumbent Liberal Thomas Molloy[3] by 262 votes in the constituency of Morris. The Conservatives won a majority government in this election, and Parent served as a backbench supporter of Rodmond P. Roblin's administration.

The Roblin government was forced to resign in 1915 amid a corruption scandal, and the Conservatives were badly defeated in the election of 1915.[4] Parent was one of only five Conservatives elected, defeating Molloy[3] by fifty-seven votes.

Parent died in office in Rochester, Minnesota in 1918.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jacques Parent (1862-1918)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  2. ↑ Sylvester, Kenneth Michael (2001). The Limits of Rural Capitalism: Family, Culture, and Markets in Montcalm, Manitoba, 1870-1940. University of Toronto Press. pp. 91–95. ISBN 0802083471. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  3. 1 2 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
  4. ↑ "Legislature Scandal". TimeLinks. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-11-29.


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