Albert Allard Explained

Term Start:1910
Term End:1911
Predecessor:Harold B. McGiverin
Successor:Alfred Ernest Fripp
Birth Date:1860
Birth Place:Montreal, Canada East
Death Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Profession:store owner
Party:Liberal
Riding:City of Ottawa

Albert Allard (1860 – May 1, 1941) was a Canadian politician and store owner. He was elected in 1910 as a Member of the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, and a member of the Liberal Party. He served for only 1 year, 7 months and 22 days.

Born in Montreal, Canada East, the son of Jean-Baptiste Allard, he was educated at the Notre-Dame School of the Brothers of Christian Schools and came to Ottawa in 1872. He first worked as a grocery clerk, later becoming head of a wholesale grocery company. In 1885, he married Matilde Roberge.[1] Allard was elected to the House of Commons in a 1910 by-election held after Wilfrid Laurier resigned his seat.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.