Hugh Proudfoot

John Hugh Proudfoot (18 May 1912 30 November 1980) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a breeder and lumberman by career.

Hugh Proudfoot
Member of Parliament
for Pontiac—Témiscamingue
In office
June 1949  March 1958
Personal details
Born
John Hugh Proudfoot

(1912-05-18)18 May 1912
Fort-Coulonge, Quebec, Canada
Died30 November 1980(1980-11-30) (aged 68)
Shawville, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Professionbreeder, lumberman

The son of A.G. Proudfoot and Esther M. Creighton, [1] Hugh Proudfoot was born in Fort-Coulonge, Quebec where he served as mayor from 1945 to 1950.[2] In 1937, he married Iva Winifred Langford.[1] In the 1949 federal election, he won a Parliamentary seat at the Pontiac—Témiscamingue riding. Proudfoot was re-elected for successive terms in 1953 and 1957, then in 1958 was defeated by Paul Martineau of the Progressive Conservative party.

Proudfoot died in 1980, aged 68.[3]

1949 Canadian federal election: Pontiac–Témiscamingue)
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHugh Proudfoot7,817
Progressive ConservativeJohn McLean Argue5,149
Independent LiberalPhilippe Chabot3,041
Union des électeursCharles-Alfred Sauvé1,562
Co-operative CommonwealthDouglas Langford Campbell362
1953 Canadian federal election: Pontiac–Témiscamingue
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHugh Proudfoot9,041
Progressive ConservativeHector Bélec6,373
1957 Canadian federal election: Pontiac–Témiscamingue
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHugh Proudfoot8,642
Progressive ConservativePaul-A. Martineau7,878

References

  1. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  2. "Répertoire des élus municipaux en Outaouais de 1845 à 1975 : Fort-Coulonge" (in French). Centre régional d'archives de l'Outaouais (Outaouais Regional Archives Centre). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  3. Quebec Death Index, 1926–1996


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