Vincent Pottier
| Vincent Pottier | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare | |
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In office October 1935 – April 1945 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Vincent-Joseph Pottier 11 April 1897 Belleville, Nova Scotia |
| Died | 4 February 1980 (aged 82) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) |
1. Kathryn LeBlanc (died) 2. Helena McKinlay m. 10 August 1928[1] |
| Profession | barrister, judge |
Vincent-Joseph Pottier (11 April 1897 – 4 February 1980) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Belleville, Nova Scotia to Augustin and Rose Emma Pothier and became a barrister by career.[2]
Pottier served as a school commissioner and town councillor.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare riding in the 1935 general election, the first Acadian from Nova Scotia to join the House of Commons. He was re-elected in 1940. After completing his second term, the 19th Canadian Parliament, Pottier did not seek further re-election in 1945.
In 1947, Pottier was appointed a judge at County Court number 1 in Halifax. In 1965, he became the first Acadian appointed to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, serving in that role until his retirement after five years.[3] In his final years, he donated his time supporting the Dalhousie Legal Aid Service.[4]
References
- 1 2 Normandin, A. L. (1941). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ↑ Genealogy Saint Michael's Parish, 1767-1925 (Wedgeport) = Généalogie Paroisse Saint-Michel, 1767-1925 (Wedgeport)
- ↑ "A History of the Supreme Court". Nova Scotia Supreme Court. 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ↑ Philip Girard; Jim Phillips; Barry Cahill, eds. (2004). The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, 1754-2004: from imperial bastion to provincial oracle. University of Toronto Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-8020-8021-9. Retrieved 2013-10-16.