Capable and prominent as is Dr. Guerin in his chosen profession,
he has also become equally widely known in connection with
political activity and has done much important work. In 1895
he was elected president of the St. Patrick’s Society and was
reelected in 1896 and 1897. In the former year he was a delegate
to the Irish National Convention at Dublin. In October, 1895,
he was returned to the legislature for Montreal in the liberal
interests by a majority of twelve hundred and fifty-four. In
1897 he was reelected in the general election and was called to
the Marchand cabinet without portfolio on the 25th of May of
that year. He was a minister without portfolio in the Marchand
and Parent administrations from 1897 to 1904, and in 1901 was
appointed member of the council of public instruction of the
province of Quebec. His opinions carried weight in provincial
councils and a discussion of any vital question with him at once
indicated how widely and thoroughly he was informed concerning
the points at issue. In February, 1910, as the candidate of the
citizens’ party, he was elected mayor of Montreal by a majority
of twelve thousand nine hundred and eighty-three and in his
administration sought at all times to further the best interests
of the city. He conducted its civic affairs along economical
lines and yet never fettered municipal progress by a narrow
conservatism. He represented the city of Montreal at the funeral
of King Edward in London in 1910 and at the coronation of King
George and Queen Mary in 1911. In 1911 he was created a Knight
Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, and in 1912 he
received the degree of LL. D. from Trinity College, Dublin.
In 1883 Dr. Guerin was married to Miss Mary Carroll O’Brien,
daughter of the late Hon. James O’Brien; she died in 1886. Dr.
Guerin resides at No. 4 Edgehill Avenue. His religious faith
is that of the Roman Catholic church. Aside from serving as
president of St. Patrick’s Society he has been president of the
Shamrock Lacrosse Club and of many other organizations. He is
a member of the Mount Royal Club, the University Club and the
Montreal Jockey Club. His activity along various important lines
indicates his worth and value as a citizen, and his indorsement
at the polls testifies to the confidence reposed in him by his
fellow citizens. His ideals of citizenship are high, while in his
professional career he manifests the keenest appreciation for the
responsibilities and obligations which devolve upon him.
ANDREW STUART EWING.
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