Paul Vilmond Savard Explained

Paul Vilmond Savard
Constituency Mp:Chicoutimi—Saguenay
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Paul Couture
Successor:Louis-de-Gonzague Belley
Term Start:1891
Term End:1892
Predecessor2:Louis-de-Gonzague Belley
Successor2:Joseph Girard
Term Start2:1896
Term End2:1900
Birth Date:28 July 1864
Birth Place:Les Éboulements, Canada East
Death Place:Chicoutimi, Quebec
Party:Liberal
Relations:Edmond Savard, brother

Paul Vilmond Savard (July 28, 1864  - August 21, 1908) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Les Éboulements, County of Charlevoix, Canada East, the son of Idas Savard and Démérise Tremblay,[1] Savard received his early education at the Seminary of Chicoutimi. He also studied at the Université Laval, where he graduated in Law in 1886.[2] Savard was called to the Quebec bar in 1886 and practised law in Chicoutimi. In 1889, he married Marie-Louise Dufresne. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec at the general elections of 1890.[1] He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Chicoutimi—Saguenay in the general elections of 1891, but was unseated. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the general elections of 1896 and was defeated in 1900. He died in Chicoutimi at the age of 44.[1]

His brother Edmond also served as a member of the House of Commons.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.
  2. https://archive.org/details/personnelofsenat00montuoft Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896