Onésiphore Turgeon
The Hon. Onésiphore Turgeon | |
|---|---|
Gloucester | |
| In office 1900–1922 | |
| Preceded by | Théotime Blanchard |
| Succeeded by | Jean George Robichaud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 6, 1849 Lévis, Canada East |
| Died | November 18, 1944 (aged 95) Bathurst, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Children | James Gray Turgeon William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon |
Onésiphore Turgeon (September 6, 1849 – November 18, 1944) was a
Canadian parliamentarian.[1]
Born in
senatorial division of Gloucester, New Brunswick on the advice of William Lyon Mackenzie King. He served in Parliament (both the Commons and the Senate) for 44 years until his death[1] in Bathurst at the age of 95 in 1944.[2]
Turgeon was married twice: to Margaret Eulalia Baldwin in 1876 and to Mary Loretta Meahan in 1905.[2]
His son James Gray Turgeon also served as Member of the House of Commons and the Canadian Senate for many years.[1] His other son, William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon, was a Saskatchewan politician and judge.[3]
He was author of Un tribut à la race acadienne. Mémoires, 1871-1927, published in Montreal in 1928.[1]
Electoral record
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Gloucester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Onésiphore Turgeon | 7,671 | 72.97 | |||||
| Conservative | Joseph Edward de Grace | 2,842 | 27.03 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 10,513 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election: Gloucester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Onésiphore Turgeon | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election: Gloucester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Onésiphore Turgeon | 3,172 | 59.27 | +4.06 | ||||
| Conservative | Theobald M. Burns | 2,180 | 40.73 | -4.06 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,352 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election: Gloucester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Onésiphore Turgeon | 2,581 | 55.21 | -8.53 | ||||
| Conservative | Theobald M. Burns | 2,094 | 44.79 | +8.53 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,675 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election: Gloucester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Onésiphore Turgeon | 2,705 | 63.74 | +3.78 | ||||
| Conservative | Théotime Blanchard | 1,539 | 36.26 | +2.14 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,244 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Gloucester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Onésiphore Turgeon | 2,311 | 59.96 | +30.14 | ||||
| Conservative | Théotime Blanchard | 1,315 | 34.12 | -16.81 | ||||
| Independent | R. Carr Harris | 228 | 5.92 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,854 | 100.00 | ||||||
References
- ^ a b c d Onésiphore Turgeon – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ "William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon". The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan.
