Auguste Charles Philippe Robert Landry
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The Hon. Philippe Landry |
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| Senator for Stadacona, Quebec | |
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In office February 23, 1892 – December 20, 1919 |
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| Appointed by | John Joseph Caldwell Abbott |
| Preceded by | Pierre Baillargeon |
| Succeeded by | Lorne Campbell Webster |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Montmagny |
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In office September 17, 1878 – February 22, 1887 |
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| Preceded by | Henri-Thomas Taschereau |
| Succeeded by | Philippe Auguste Choquette |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montmagny | |
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In office 1875–1876 |
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| Preceded by | François Langelier |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Napoléon Fortin |
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January 15, 1846 Quebec City, Quebec |
| Died | December 12, 1919 (aged 73) Quebec City, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Portfolio | Speaker of the Senate (October 23, 1911 - June 2, 1916) |
Auguste Charles Philippe Robert Landry (January 15, 1846 – December 20, 1919) was a Canadian parliamentarian who served as Speaker of the Canadian Senate from 1911 to 1916.
Landry was born Charles-Philippe-Auguste-Robert Landry in Quebec City, the son of Jean-Étienne Landry and Caroline-Eulalie Lelièvre, and educated at the Séminaire de Québec and at the Ste-Anne’s Agricultural College where he won awards for his work in agricultural science.
He wrote a number of pamphlets and articles on the scientific theory and practice of agriculture, was himself a successful farmer, and served for a period as president of the Agricultural Society of Quebec.
Landry was married twice: to Marie-Anne-Antoinette-Wilhelmine Couture in 1868 and to Amélie Dionne, the widow of Édouard Taschereau and daughter of Élisée Dionne, a member of the Quebec legislative council, in 1908.
Landry also pursued a military career and rose to the position of Lieutenant Colonel of the 61st Regiment of Montmagny on January 9, 1885. He commanded the 10th Infantry Brigade during the Fenian Raids and was awarded a medal for his conduct. He served as aide de camp to Lord Stanley of Preston and to Lord Aberdeen, was colonel of the 61st Regiment in 1903 and was the regiment’s Honorary Colonel in 1909.
He won a seat in the Quebec Legislative Assembly in 1875 but the election was overturned a year later. He served as president of the Conservative Party Association of Quebec for several years and was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1878 as a Conservative representing Montmagny, Quebec. He was re-elected in the 1882 election but was defeated in 1887.
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