Charles Marcil
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The Hon. Charles Marcil P.C. |
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| 12th Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons | |
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In office January 20, 1909 – November 14, 1911 |
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| Monarch |
Edward VII George V |
| Governor General |
The Earl Grey Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn |
| Prime Minister | Sir Wilfrid Laurier |
| Preceded by | Robert Franklin Sutherland |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Simpson Sproule |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bonaventure |
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In office 1900–1937 |
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| Preceded by | Jean-François Guité |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Émile Côté |
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July 1, 1860 Saint-Scholastique, Canada East |
| Died | January 29, 1937 (aged 76) Westboro, Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
Charles Marcil, PC (July 1, 1860 – January 29, 1937) was a longtime member of the Canadian House of Commons and served as Speaker of the House from 1909 - 1911.
He was first elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) in the 1900 election and represented the riding of Bonaventure Quebec in the Gaspé Peninsula without interruption until his death in 1937.
Marcil was born to a French-Canadian father and Irish mother. His father's family settled in New France around 1665.
Growing up in the Ottawa-Hull area, he served as a House of Commons page, then went on to work as a journalist for the Montreal Gazette and several other newspapers.
Marcil ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Quebec Liberal Party in the 1897 provincial election before winning a seat in the federal parliament in 1900.
He worked hard to obtain projects for his community including the construction of bridges, lighthouses and the establishment of a ferry service.
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