Charles-Aimé Kirkland Explained

Charles-Aimé Kirkland
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Jacques-Cartier
Predecessor:Anatole Carignan
Successor:Marie-Claire Kirkland
Term Start:1939
Term End:1961
Birth Date:16 November 1896
Birth Place:Saint-Constant, Quebec
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec
Party:Liberal
Children:Marie-Claire Kirkland
Alma Mater:Laval University, Harvard School of Medicine
Occupation:medical doctor

Charles-Aimé Kirkland (November 16, 1896  - August 9, 1961) was a Canadian politician serving as the Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the provincial riding of Jacques-Cartier from 1939 to 1961.

Kirkland was the son of Joseph Kirkland, a Canadian Pacific employee, and Rosalie Lanctôt.

Kirkland served during World War I with the Royal Canadian Engineers, then studied medicine at Laval and Harvard.

The Town of Kirkland is named in his honour, as well as the now-closed Charles A. Kirkland Elementary school in Roxboro, Quebec.

He was the father of Marie-Claire Kirkland.