François_Arthur_Marcotte

François Arthur Marcotte

François Arthur Marcotte

Canadian politician

François Arthur Marcotte (September 25, 1866 – January 16, 1931) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Champlain in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1900 as a Conservative.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Canadian Parliament for Champlain, Preceded by ...

He was born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Canada East, the son of François Marcotte and Cécile Hardy, and was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and the Université Laval. Marcotte set up practice at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade.[2] He was mayor of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade and also served as warden for Champlain County.[3] Marcotte's election in 1896 was overturned after an appeal but he won the by-election that followed in 1897. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1900 and 1904.[1] In 1899, he married Anna Marie Larue. Marcotte died at the Hôtel-Dieu in Quebec City at the age of 64.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    François Arthur Marcotte – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. [2]
    Douville, Raymond Hommes politiques de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (1973) pp. 42-43 (in French)
  3. [3]
    Gemmill, AJ The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897


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