François Arthur Marcotte Explained

François Arthur Marcotte
Constituency Mp:Champlain
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Onésime Carignan
Successor:Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau
Term Start:1896
Term End:1900
Birth Date:25 September 1866
Birth Place:Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Canada East
Death Place:Quebec City, Quebec
Party:Conservative

François Arthur Marcotte (September 25, 1866  - January 16, 1931) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Champlain in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1900 as a Conservative.

He was born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Canada East, the son of François Marcotte and Cécile Hardy, and was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and the Université Laval. Marcotte set up practice at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade.[1] He was mayor of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade and also served as warden for Champlain County.[2] Marcotte's election in 1896 was overturned after an appeal but he won the by-election that followed in 1897. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1900 and 1904. In 1899, he married Anna Marie Larue. Marcotte died at the Hôtel-Dieu in Quebec City at the age of 64.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Douville, Raymond Hommes politiques de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (1973) pp. 42-43
  2. Gemmill, AJ The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897