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Joseph Ernest Cyr

Joseph Ernest Cyr

Canadian politician

Joseph Ernest Cyr (September 4, 1854 – April 12, 1929) was a Canadian politician.[1]

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

Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Michel Cyr and Mary-Louise Moquin,[2] Cyr was educated at St. Laurent College near Montreal. He moved to St. Boniface, Manitoba in 1882[3] and was mayor in 1885.[1] A notary,[3] he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in an 1883 by-election held following the death of Alexander Kittson.[4] Cyr was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Manitoba assembly in 1888. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the federal riding of Provencher in 1887,[2] then was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Provencher in 1904.[1] In 1910, Cyr was named Superintendent of Dominion Public Works in Winnipeg.[2]

He married Adelaide Cesarine Senez in 1875.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Joseph Ernest Cyr – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. [2]
    "Joseph Ernest Cyr (1854-1929)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. [3]
    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. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  4. [4]
    Robertson, John Palmerston (1887). A political manual of the province of Manitoba and the North-west Territories. Call printing Company. pp. 92–94. Retrieved 5 October 2012.


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