The Honourable Rodolphe Monty | |
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| Secretary of State for Canada | |
| In office September 21, 1921 – December 28, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Lumley Drayton |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Bliss Copp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 30, 1874 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | December 1, 1928 (aged 54) St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
Rodolphe Monty PC KC (November 30, 1874 – December 1, 1928) was a Canadian politician.
Early life
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Monty was educated in law at Université Laval and McGill University. He was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1897 and was created a King's Counsel in 1909.
Political career
In September 1921, Monty was appointed Secretary of State of Canada in the cabinet of Arthur Meighen. A Conservative, he was defeated in the 1921 federal election in the riding of Beauharnois. He was also defeated in the riding of Laurier—Outremont in the 1925 election.
Electoral history
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Laurier—Outremont | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Alexandre Mercier | 12,889 | ||||||
| Conservative | Rodolphe Monty | 10,105 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Louis-Joseph Papineau | 5,147 | ||||||
| Conservative | Rodolphe Monty | 3,272 | ||||||
References
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