About Joseph Ernest Cyr
Lived 1854 – 1929 (aged 74). Joseph Ernest Cyr was a Canadian politician, journalist, notary and teacher.
Joseph Ernest Cyr (September 4, 1854 – April 12, 1929) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Michel Cyr and Mary-Louise Moquin, and was mayor in 1885. Cyr was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Manitoba assembly in 1888. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the federal riding of Provencher in 1887, then was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Provencher in 1904. In 1910, Cyr was named Superintendent of Dominion Public Works in Winnipeg.
He married Adelaide Cesarine Senez in 1875.
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Joseph Ernest Cyr was born on 4 September 1854 in Montreal.
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Joseph Ernest Cyr died on 12 April 1929.
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Joseph Ernest Cyr was a politician, journalist, notary and teacher.
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