Philippe Roy

This article is about a politician and diplomat. Not to be confused with a priest and director of the Community of the Lady of All Nations who lived from 1916–1988.

Philippe Roy, PC (February 13, 1868 – December 10, 1948) was a Canadian physician, politician, and diplomat.

The Honourable Philippe Roy PC
Senator for Edmonton, Alberta
In office March 8, 1906 – April 21, 1911
Appointed by	Wilfrid Laurier
Personal details
Born	(1868-02-13)February 13, 1868 St-François, Quebec, Canada
Died	December 10, 1948(1948-12-10) (aged 80)
Political party	Liberal

In 1906, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial government division of Edmonton, Alberta. During this time he would and launch Le Courrier de l'Ouest a French language paper with future Alberta Senator Prosper-Edmond Lessard which reached a circulation of 8,000.^[1][2] A Liberal, he resigned in 1911.^[3] From 1911 to 1928, he was Canada's commissioner general in France. From 1928 to 1938, he was the first envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. He concurrently served as the government of Quebec's agent-general in Paris from 1911 until 1912 when the federal government required him to represent only it.

References

1. "SENATOR LESSARD DIES IN ALBERTA: Minister in Province's First Cabinet--Two Vacancies in Upper House LIBERALS STILL IN LEAD". The Globe and Mail. Edmonton. April 13, 1931. p. 3.
2. Foran, Timothy (2015). "Lessard, Prosper-Edmond". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XVI (1931–1940) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
3. Philippe Roy – Parliament of Canada biography

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Hector Fabre	Agent General to France 1891-1928	Succeeded by Post Abolished
Preceded by Established	Minister to France 1928-1938	Succeeded by George Philias Vanier