Joseph Adélard Descarries

Joseph Adélard Descarries
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Jacques Cartier
In office
1915–1921
Preceded by Frederick Debartzch Monk
Succeeded by David Arthur Lafortune
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Jacques-Cartier
In office
1892–1897
Preceded by Arthur Boyer
Succeeded by Joseph-Adolphe Chauret
Personal details
Born (1853-11-07)November 7, 1853
Saint-Timothée, Canada East
Died July 25, 1927(1927-07-25) (aged 73)
Lachine, Quebec
Political party Conservative

Joseph Adélard Descarries (November 7, 1853 – July 25, 1927) was a French Canadian lawyer and politician.

Born in Saint-Timothée, Canada East, and educated at McGill University and Université Laval. He studied law with Alexandre Lacoste, was called to the Quebec Bar in 1879 and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1903.

From 1897 to 1906, he was mayor of Lachine, Quebec. In 1882, 1883, and 1884, he ran unsuccessfully for the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. He was elected as a Conservative candidate in 1892 in the riding of Jacques-Cartier. He resigned in 1895 and was defeated in 1895 by-election in the federal riding of Jacques Cartier. He was elected in a 1915 by-election as the Conservative candidate and did not run for reelection in 1917. He ran unsuccessfully as an Independent candidate in the 1921 federal election.

In 1881, he married Célina-Elmire Le Pailleur. Descarries died in Lachine at the age of 73.

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