Paul_Vilmond_Savard

Paul Vilmond Savard

Paul Vilmond Savard

Canadian politician

Paul Vilmond Savard (July 28, 1864 – August 21, 1908) was a Canadian politician.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Canadian Parliament for Chicoutimi—Saguenay, Preceded by ...

Born in Les Éboulements, County of Charlevoix, Canada East, the son of Idas Savard and Démérise Tremblay,[2] Savard received his early education at the Seminary of Chicoutimi. He also studied at the Université Laval, where he graduated in Law in 1886.[3] Savard was called to the Quebec bar in 1886 and practised law in Chicoutimi. In 1889, he married Marie-Louise Dufresne. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec at the general elections of 1890.[2] He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Chicoutimi—Saguenay in the general elections of 1891, but was unseated. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the general elections of 1896 and was defeated in 1900.[1] He died in Chicoutimi at the age of 44.[2]

His brother Edmond also served as a member of the House of Commons.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Paul Vilmond Savard – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. [2]
    Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. [3]
    Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896
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