Lawrence Alexander Wilson
The Hon. Lawrence Alexander Wilson | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Vaudreuil—Soulanges | |
| In office 1925–1929 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Rodolphe Ouimet |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Thauvette |
| Senator for Rigaud, Quebec | |
| In office 1930–1934 | |
| Appointed by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Gustave Benjamin Boyer |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Sauvé |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 14, 1863 Montreal, Canada East |
| Died | March 3, 1934 (aged 70) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Lawrence Alexander Wilson (June 14, 1863 – March 3, 1934) was a Quebec business, philanthropic and political figure. He was prominent in the Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec and the Soulanges region.
The Wilson family came from Aberdeen, Scotland and settled in Lower Canada in the nineteenth century. Lawrence Alexander Wilson was born in Montreal, Lower Canada. From 1889 to 1921 he built up a business as a wholesale wine and liquor merchant.[1]
In 1906, he founded the Quebec Land Company, a property development firm.[2]
He entered politics in the 1920s and was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1925 federal election as the Liberal MP for Vaudreuil—Soulanges and was re-elected in 1926 federal election. Wilson resigned his seat in February 1929 intending to retire from politics but was persuaded to run in the by-election to succeed himself and was returned to the House of Commons in July 1929.
Wilson was appointed to the Senate of Canada by William Lyon Mackenzie King in June 1930 and died in office four years later.
In 1923, Wilson donated part of his property to the town of Coteau-du-Lac for the creation of a park and $5,000 to construct a pavilion which was named after him.[1]
Wilson's brother-in-law was Quebec legislator Maurice Perrault.[3]
| Canadian federal by-election, 29 July 1929 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| On Mr. Wilson's resignation, 1 February 1929 | ||||||||
| Liberal | Lawrence Alexander Wilson | 4,409 | 68.03 | -6.44 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Roland-Gilles Mousseau | 1,766 | 27.25 | |||||
| Independent Liberal | Émile Gagné | 306 | 4.72 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,481 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lawrence Alexander Wilson | 5,391 | 74.47 | -2.23 | ||||
| Conservative | Eugène Leroux | 1,848 | 25.53 | +2.23 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,239 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lawrence Alexander Wilson | 5,554 | 76.70 | +13.17 | ||||
| Conservative | Eugène Leroux | 1,687 | 23.30 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,241 | 100.00 | ||||||
Note: Change in popular vote is calculated from popular vote in the 1921 general election.
References[edit]
- ^ a b http://monteregieweb.com/Mon_Salaberry/main+fr+01_300+Pour_tout_savoir_sur_l_histoire_des_Wilson.html?ArticleID=587983&JournalID=12[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Lawrence Alexander Wilson". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- ^ "National Assembly biography of Maurice Perrault". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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