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Oscar Gladu

Oscar Gladu

Canadian politician

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]

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

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

  1. [1]
    "STRAIGHT APPEAL TO FRENCH-CANADIANS: Oscar Gladu, ex-M.P., Makes Stirring Address to His Compatriots". The Globe and Mail, February 24, 1917.
  2. [2]
    "Oscar Gladu Passes Away". The Globe and Mail, December 27, 1920.
  3. [3]
    "Death of Oscar Gladu Means Another By-election". The Globe and Mail, December 28, 1920.


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