Paul Mercier (Liberal MP)
Paul Mercier (14 February 1888 – 10 August 1943) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and became a lawyer.
Paul Mercier | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Westmount—St. Henri | |
| In office December 1921 – October 1925 | |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Member of Parliament for St. Henri/St. Henry | |
| In office October 1925 – November 1937 | |
| Preceded by | riding created |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-Arsène Bonnier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1888 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 10 August 1943 (aged 55) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Aline Dion m. 16 June 1913[1] |
| Profession | lawyer |
Mercier attended school at Montcalm, then Sainte-Therese College and Université Laval. He was appointed as King's Counsel in 1922.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Westmount—St. Henri riding in the 1921 general election. After riding boundary changes in 1924, Mercier was re-elected at the new St. Henri electoral district in the 1925 federal election, then re-elected there in 1926, 1930 and 1935 (in 1933, the riding's English name became "St. Henry").
On 29 November 1937, Mercier accepted an appointment to become a Montreal region Circuit Court judge, leaving the House of Commons before completing his term in the 18th Canadian Parliament.
References
- Normandin, A.L. (1936). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.