Wilfrid Prévost

Canadian politician

Wilfrid Prévost

Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Two Mountains
In office
1872–1875
Preceded by| Jean-Baptiste Daoust
Succeeded by| Charles Auguste Maximilien Globensky
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Rigaud
In office
1888–1898
Preceded by| Eustache Prud'homme
Succeeded by| Joseph Lanctôt
Personal details
Born| (1832-04-30)April 30, 1832
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada
Died| February 15, 1898(1898-02-15) (aged 65)
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
Political party| Liberal

Wilfrid Prévost (April 30, 1832 - February 15, 1898) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He represented Two Mountains in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1875.

He was born in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada in 1832 and studied at the Collège Saint-Sulpice at Montreal, the Collège de l'Assomption and the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. Prévost articled in law and was admitted to the bar in 1853. He practiced at Terrebonne, Sainte-Scholastique, Montreal and Saint-Jérôme. He was named Queen's Counsel in 1878. Prevost served several terms as mayor for Sainte-Scholastique and was also warden for Deux-Montagnes County. He was named to the Legislative Council of Quebec for Rigaud division in 1888. He died at Saint-Jérôme in 1898 and was buried at Terrebonne.

His son Jean was a member of the Quebec legislative assembly and served in the provincial cabinet. His older brother Gédéon-Mélasippe served in the legislative assembly of the Province of Canada.

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1872 Canadian federal election: Two Mountains

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Wilfrid Prévost | acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]

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1874 Canadian federal election: Two Mountains

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Wilfrid Prévost | 725
| Unknown | J. Watts | 670

By-election: On election being declared void, 14 January 1875

By-election on 26 February 1875

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Independent | Charles-Auguste-Maximilien Globensky | 939
| Liberal | Wilfrid Prévost | 810

## External links[edit]

*   * Wilfrid Prévost – Parliament of Canada biography
* "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.

1. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

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