Jules Wermenlinger
Canadian politician
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Edgard Jules Wermenlinger (9 July 1888 – 18 November 1956) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and became a civil engineer and electrical appliance merchant.[1]
Edgard Jules Wermenlinger | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Verdun | |
| In office October 1935 – March 1940 | |
| Preceded by | riding created |
| Succeeded by | Paul-Émile Côté |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edgard Jules Wermenlinger 9 July 1888 |
| Died | 18 November 1956 |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Antonine Lalande m. 11 September 1917[1] |
| Profession | civil engineer, merchant |
Wermenlinger attended Mont St-Louis College and the Université de Montréal. Beginning in 1932, he was a school commissioner for Verdun, Quebec and the following year he became an alderman for that municipality. He held those positions until his bid for federal office in 1935.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Verdun riding in the 1935 general election. After serving one term, the 18th Canadian Parliament, Wermenlinger entered the 1940 election as a National Government (Conservative) candidate but was defeated by Paul-Émile Côté of the Liberal Party.
