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Rodolphe Monty

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The Honourable
Rodolphe Monty
Secretary of State for Canada
In office
September 21, 1921 – December 28, 1921
Preceded byHenry Lumley Drayton
Succeeded byArthur Bliss Copp
Personal details
Born(1874-11-30)November 30, 1874
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedDecember 1, 1928(1928-12-01) (aged 54)
St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Political partyConservative

Rodolphe Monty PC KC (November 30, 1874 – December 1, 1928) was a Canadian politician.

Early life

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Born in Montreal, Quebec, Monty was educated in law at Université Laval and McGill University. He was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1897 and was created a King's Counsel in 1909.

Political career

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In September 1921, Monty was appointed Secretary of State of Canada in the cabinet of Arthur Meighen. A Conservative, he was defeated in the 1921 federal election in the riding of Beauharnois. He was also defeated in the riding of Laurier—Outremont in the 1925 election.

Electoral history

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1925 Canadian federal election: Laurier—Outremont
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph-Alexandre Mercier 12,889
Conservative Rodolphe Monty 10,105
1921 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis-Joseph Papineau 5,147
Conservative Rodolphe Monty 3,272

References

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  • "The Quebec History Encyclopedia".