Jules-Édouard Prévost

Jules-Édouard Prévost (21 November 1871 – 13 October 1943) was a Laurier Liberal and Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec and became a journalist and publisher.

The Hon. Jules-Édouard Prévost
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Terrebonne
In office December 1917 – June 1930
Preceded by	Gédéon Rochon
Succeeded by	Louis-Étienne Parent
Senator for Mille Isles, Quebec
In office June 1930 – October 1943
Appointed by	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded by	Napoléon Kemner Laflamme
Succeeded by	Armand Daigle
Personal details
Born	(1871-11-21)21 November 1871 Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada
Died	13 October 1943(1943-10-13) (aged 71)
Political party	Laurier Liberals Liberal
Spouse(s)	Hermine Smith m. 16 July 1912[1]
Profession	journalist, publisher

Prévost attended Collège Saint-Suplice in Montreal then studied further in Paris and Rome. He was a director of the newspaper l'Avenir du Nord. In 1910, he became a member of Quebec's Council of Public Instruction and from 1914 to 1916 was president of the French Aid Society for Terrebonne County.^[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Terrebonne riding under the Laurier Liberals in the 1917 general election. After this, he was re-elected as a Liberal in 1921, 1925 and 1926.

During his term in the 16th Canadian Parliament, Prévost was appointed to the Senate on 3 June 1930 and remained in that role until his death on 13 October 1943.

His uncle was politician Wilfrid Prévost, father of politician Jean Prévost.

Electoral record

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jules-Édouard Prévost	7,060	75.7	+3.4
	Conservative	Léopold Nantel	2,270	24.3	-3.4
Total valid votes			9,330	100.0

v t e 1925 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jules-Édouard Prévost	6,789	72.2	+1.3
	Conservative	Léopold Nantel	2,609	27.8	-1.3
Total valid votes			9,398	100.0

v t e 1921 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jules-Édouard Prévost	8,882	71.0
	Conservative	Guillaume-André Fauteux	3,636	29.0
Total valid votes			12,518	100.0

v t e 1917 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Jules-Édouard Prévost	acclaimed

References

1. Normandin, A.L. (1929). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company.

External links

• Jules-Édouard Prévost – Parliament of Canada biography
• "Jules-Édouard Prévost". Canadian Historical Portraits. Ville de Montréal. Retrieved 2 September 2009.