Charles Marcil
The Hon. Charles Marcil Canadian Parliament for Bonaventure | |
|---|---|
| In office 1900–1937 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-François Guité |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Émile Côté |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1, 1860 Saint-Scholastique, Canada East |
| Died | January 29, 1937 (aged 76) Westboro, Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
Charles Marcil,
He was first elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) in the 1900 election and represented the riding of Bonaventure Quebec in the Gaspé Peninsula without interruption until his death in 1937.
Marcil was born to a
Growing up in the
Marcil ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the
He worked hard to obtain projects for his community including the construction of bridges, lighthouses and the establishment of a ferry service.
Marcil was nominated for the position of Speaker by Wilfrid Laurier following the 1908 election. Despite initial opposition by Ontario Tories, he was unanimously elected to the position.
He was a popular Speaker and might have continued through a second Parliament had the Liberals not been defeated in the
in 1918 while remaining an MP.From 1921 to 1931, he served as Chairman of the Liberal caucus in Ottawa. He was Dean of the House from 1930 to his death in 1937.
Charles Marcil was not the only member of his family to be involved in politics. In the late 19th Century, his uncle Doctor David Marsil was
in 1994.Another notable relative was Charles Marcil's maternal uncle, Edward P. Doherty, an American Civil War officer who formed and led the detachment of soldiers that captured and killed John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of United States President Abraham Lincoln.
References
- ^ Bosc, Marc (Summer 1989). "Les Communes: Hier et aujourd'hui: Les pages". Vol. 12, no. 2. Canadian Parliamentary Review.
