Olivier J. Leblanc
Olivier J. LeBlanc (November 27, 1830 – December 14, 1919) was a Canadian politician of Acadian descent.
Olivier J. Leblanc | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kent | |
In office 1900–1911 | |
Preceded by | George Valentine McInerney |
Succeeded by | Ferdinand Robidoux |
Member of the Legislative Council of New Brunswick | |
In office 1891–1892 | |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Kent County | |
In office 1882–1891 | |
Preceded by | Urbain Johnson |
Succeeded by | Auguste Théophile Léger |
Personal details | |
Born | Memramcook, New Brunswick | November 27, 1830
Died | December 14, 1919 89) | (aged
Political party | Liberal |
Born in Memramcook, New Brunswick, the son of Joseph LeBlanc and Victorie B. Girouard, LeBlanc was educated at Common Schools. A farmer, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1882. His election in 1882 was protested but he was reelected in a by-election held later that year. Leblanc subsequently was a Minister without portfolio in the Executive Council from 1889 to 1891. He ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1891 and was then named to the Legislative Council of New Brunswick.
LeBlanc was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Kent in the general elections of 1900. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1904 and 1908.
References
- Olivier J. Leblanc – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891, JA Gemmill
- The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904