Louis-Philippe Brodeur

Louis-Philippe Brodeur, baptised Louis-Joseph-Alexandre Brodeur (August 21, 1862 – January 2, 1924) was a Canadian journalist, lawyer, politician and judge from Quebec. During his career he served as a federal Cabinet minister in the government of Wilfrid Laurier, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, and puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Early life Born in Belœil, Quebec, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1891 election as Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Rouville, Quebec. He represented the riding continuously until his retirement prior to the 1911 election.

Brodeur was a firm supporter of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and came from a Rouges family. His father fought in the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837, and his maternal grandfather was killed in the Rebellion's Battle of Saint-Charles.

Legal and political career As a young man, Brodeur studied law, graduating in 1884 with an LL.B. from the Université Laval in Montréal. and Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.

Electoral record

By-election: On Mr. Brodeur being appointed Minister of Inland Revenue, 19 January 1904