Oscar Gladu
Appearance
Oscar Gladu | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Yamaska | |
In office 1904–1911 | |
Preceded by | Roch Moïse Samuel Mignault |
Succeeded by | Albéric-Archie Mondou |
In office 1917–1920 | |
Preceded by | Albéric-Archie Mondou |
Succeeded by | Aimé Boucher |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph-Ernest-Oscar Gladu October 25, 1870 Saint-François-du-Lac, Yamaska County, Quebec, Canada |
Died | December 25, 1920 | (aged 50)
Political party | Liberal |
Relations | Victor Gladu, father |
Occupation | notary |
Joseph Ernest Oscar Gladu (October 25, 1870 – December 25, 1920) was a Canadian politician,[1] who served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1911, and from 1917 to 1920.[2]
Born in Saint-François-du-Lac, Yamaska County, Quebec, the son of Victor Gladu and Mary Gill, Gladu was educated at St. Mary's Jesuit College in Montreal, Quebec. A notary by profession,[2] he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Yamaska in the general elections of 1904. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and was defeated in 1911. He was re-elected in 1917. He died in office in 1920.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "STRAIGHT APPEAL TO FRENCH-CANADIANS: Oscar Gladu, ex-M.P., Makes Stirring Address to His Compatriots". The Globe and Mail, February 24, 1917.
- ^ a b "Oscar Gladu Passes Away". The Globe and Mail, December 27, 1920.
- ^ "Death of Oscar Gladu Means Another By-election". The Globe and Mail, December 28, 1920.
External links
[edit]- Oscar Gladu – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904