A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century
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A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century
Canada -- Biography
=Poulin, Stanislas, K.C.=, Advocate of St. John’s, Quebec, is a son of
N. Poulin, farmer, and Marie Surpremant, his wife. He was born at
Stottsville, Que., on August 2, 1881, and was educated at Montreal
College, L’Assomption College and Laval University. From the latter
institution he graduated in 1905 with the degrees of B.A. and LL.L. He
entered the practice of law in St. John’s shortly after his admission to
the Bar, and has been solicitor for that city since 1913. In 1916 he was
appointed King’s Counsel on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of
Quebec, Sir Lomer Gouin. He has distinguished gifts as a public speaker
and is a liberal in politics. As a member of that party he was induced
to run for the Legislature in 1913, but was defeated by a fellow
Liberal. In religion he is a Roman Catholic, and was married on April
23, 1907, to Corinne, daughter of Hon. Justice A. N. Charland, Judge of
the Superior Court, St. John’s, Quebec. He has two children, Claire,
born June 24, 1909, and Simone, Oct. 26, 1912.
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=Kent, Controller Joseph=, is the Accountant, etc., in the Ottawa River
Works Office, a branch of the Department of Public Works of Canada. He
has held that position for many years and is considered by those in
authority a reliable and painstaking official. He is a Justice of the
Peace for the County of Carleton, and is Chairman of the Grounds and
Buildings Committee of the Central Canada Exhibition Association. During
the years 1911-1912 he represented, as Alderman, Central Ward, in the
Ottawa City Council, and was elected for the years 1913, 1914, 1916,
1917, 1918 and 1919, as one of the four Controllers in charge of Civic
Affairs. For years previous to his aspiring to civic honors he was a
conspicuous figure in all kinds of sports and was active and skilled in
the games of lacrosse, football, etc. As an Alderman he was one of the
men that never faltered in his duty and his value to the city may well
be judged by the number of years he has been elected as Controller.
Controller Kent is the son of the late William and Martha (Wallace)
Kent. He was born in Quebec City on January 28, 1864, and was educated
in the Public and High Schools. Mr. Kent, in 1885, married Nellie Edna
Whitney, daughter of Phillip P. Whitney, of Ottawa, Ontario. He is a
member of the Rideau Curling Club and the Canadian Club, and of the
C.O.F., A.O.U.W., societies, and Past Master of Civil Service Lodge,
number 148, A.F. & A.M. His residence is 184 Second Avenue, Ottawa,
Ontario.
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