Oscar Gladu Explained

Oscar Gladu
Smallimage:Joseph Ernest Oscar Gladu.jpg
Constituency Mp:Yamaska
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Roch Moïse Samuel Mignault
Successor:Albéric-Archie Mondou
Term Start:1904
Term End:1911
Predecessor2:Albéric-Archie Mondou
Successor2:Aimé Boucher
Term Start2:1917
Term End2:1920
Birth Date:25 October 1870
Birth Place:Saint-François-du-Lac, Yamaska County, Quebec, Canada
Birth Name:Joseph-Ernest-Oscar Gladu
Party:Liberal
Relations:Victor Gladu, father
Occupation:notary

Joseph Ernest Oscar Gladu (October 25, 1870  - December 25, 1920) was a Canadian politician,[1] who served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1911, and from 1917 to 1920.[2]

Born in Saint-François-du-Lac, Yamaska County, Quebec, the son of Victor Gladu and Mary Gill, Gladu was educated at St. Mary's Jesuit College in Montreal, Quebec. A notary by profession,[2] he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Yamaska in the general elections of 1904. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and was defeated in 1911. He was re-elected in 1917. He died in office in 1920.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. "STRAIGHT APPEAL TO FRENCH-CANADIANS: Oscar Gladu, ex-M.P., Makes Stirring Address to His Compatriots". The Globe and Mail, February 24, 1917.
  2. "Oscar Gladu Passes Away". The Globe and Mail, December 27, 1920.
  3. "Death of Oscar Gladu Means Another By-election". The Globe and Mail, December 28, 1920.