Joseph-Arthur Lortie

Joseph-Arthur Lortie
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Soulanges
In office
1908–1911
Preceded by Augustin Bourbonnais
Succeeded by Wilfrid Laurier
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Soulanges
In office
1923–1927
Preceded by Avila Farand
Succeeded by Avila Farand
Personal details
Born (1869-01-02)January 2, 1869
Ste-Justine de Newton, Quebec
Died February 15, 1958(1958-02-15) (aged 89)
Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec
Political party Conservative

Joseph-Arthur Lortie (January 2, 1869 February 15, 1958) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Soulanges in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1911 and Soulanges in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1923 to 1927 as a Conservative.[1]

He was born in Sainte-Justine-de-Newton, Quebec, the son of Joseph Lortie and Marie-Julienne Montpetit, and was educated at the Collège Bourget and the Université Laval. He received his qualifications as a doctor in 1895 and set up practice in St-Polycarpe. In 1900, he married Marie-Anna Gladu. Lortie served on the municipal council of St-Polycarpe from 1908 to 1909. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1911 and to the Quebec assembly in 1927. Lortie died at Coteau-du-Lac at the age of 89.[2]

References

  1. Joseph-Arthur Lortie – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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