Jacques Parent (politician)
Jacques Parent (September 1862 – February 6, 1918)[1] was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1917 as a member of the Conservative Party.
He was born in Rimouski, Quebec,[1] the son of Francois Parent and Adelaide Tremblay, and came to Manitoba with his family in 1876 by way of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The family settled on a homestead in the Letellier area. Parent was a farmer, grain dealer and financial agent. He also served on the board of the Manitoba Agricultural College.[2] In 1894, he married Odille Henry.[1]
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1914, defeating incumbent Liberal Thomas Molloy[3] by 262 votes in the constituency of Morris. The Conservatives won a majority government in this election, and Parent served as a backbench supporter of Rodmond P. Roblin's administration.
The Roblin government was forced to resign in 1915 amid a corruption scandal, and the Conservatives were badly defeated in the election of 1915.[4] Parent was one of only five Conservatives elected, defeating Molloy[3] by fifty-seven votes.
Parent died in office in Rochester, Minnesota in 1918.[1]
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