Joseph-Arthur Lortie Explained

Joseph-Arthur Lortie
Constituency Mp:Soulanges
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Augustin Bourbonnais
Successor:Wilfrid Laurier
Term Start:1908
Term End:1911
Office2:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Soulanges
Predecessor2:Avila Farand
Successor2:Avila Farand
Term Start2:1923
Term End2:1927
Birth Date:2 January 1869
Birth Place:Ste-Justine de Newton, Quebec
Death Place:Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec
Party:Conservative

Joseph-Arthur Lortie (January 2, 1869  - February 15, 1958) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Soulanges in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1911 and Soulanges in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1923 to 1927 as a Conservative.

He was born in Sainte-Justine-de-Newton, Quebec, the son of Joseph Lortie and Marie-Julienne Montpetit, and was educated at the Collège Bourget and the Université Laval. He received his qualifications as a doctor in 1895 and set up practice in St-Polycarpe. In 1900, he married Marie-Anna Gladu. Lortie served on the municipal council of St-Polycarpe from 1908 to 1909. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1911 and to the Quebec assembly in 1927. Lortie died at Coteau-du-Lac at the age of 89.