Wilfrid Gariépy
| Wilfrid Gariépy | |
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| Member of the Canadian House of Commons for Three Rivers | |
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In office October 14, 1935 – March 26, 1940 |
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| Preceded by | Hector-Louis Langevin |
| Succeeded by | Robert Ryan |
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In office June 11, 1945 – June 27, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Léon Balcer |
| Provincial Secretary of Alberta | |
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In office August 26, 1918 – September 25, 1918 |
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| Preceded by | Archibald J. McLean |
| Succeeded by | Jean Côté |
| Alberta Minister of Municipal Affairs | |
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In office October 30, 1917 – August 25, 1918 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Grant MacKay |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Beaver River | |
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In office April 17, 1913 – July 18, 1921 |
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| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Miville Dechene |
| Alderman on the Edmonton City Council | |
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In office December 10, 1906 – December 12, 1910 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | March 14, 1877 Montreal, Québec |
| Died | January 13, 1960 (aged 82) Trois-Rivières, Québec |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Other political affiliations |
Alberta Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Albertina Lessard |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Université Laval, McGill University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Wilfrid Gariepy (March 14, 1877 – January 13, 1960) was a Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and provincial cabinet minister, member of the Canadian House of Commons, and municipal councillor in Edmonton.
Wilfrid Gariépy was born in Montreal, Quebec on March 14, 1877 born to parents Joseph Gariépy and Etudienne Boissoneault. He graduated high school from St-Laurent College and came to Edmonton with his family in 1893. Shortly after he returned to Montreal for university, earning a B.A. from Université Laval in 1899 and a B.C.L. from McGill University in 1902.
He married Albertina Lessard, with whom he would have four children. He was admitted to the Alberta bar the same year and began work with the firm Taylor, Boyle & Gariépy. Later, he would head Gariépy, Landry & Landry.
His younger brother was Charles Gariépy who would, like Wilfrid and their father, take an interest in politics.
Gariépy's involvement in politics began with his election to Edmonton's Catholic school board in the 1905 Edmonton election. He would serve in this capacity for nine years, eventually becoming chair.
In the 1906 election, Gariépy ran for election to Edmonton City Council, finished first of twelve candidates for alderman, and was elected to a two year term. He was re-elected in 1908, finishing first of thirteen candidates, but did not seek re-election at the conclusion of this second term. He was known for supporting the viewpoints of organized labour.
Gariépy made a first, abortive, bid for provincial office during the 1905 Alberta election, when he planned to run as an independent Liberal in St. Albert but withdrew before the election. He stayed in the race until election day in the 1909 election (while he was still an alderman in Edmonton), running in the same riding and under the same banner after refusing to contest the Liberal nomination on the grounds that he considered it rigged in favour of Lucien Boudreau. Gariépy was defeated by Boudreau in the election itself, finishing second of three candidates.
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