Oscar Gladu

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Oscar Gladu
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Yamaska
In office
1904–1911
Preceded byRoch Moïse Samuel Mignault
Succeeded byAlbéric-Archie Mondou
In office
1917–1920
Preceded byAlbéric-Archie Mondou
Succeeded byAimé Boucher
Personal details
BornJoseph-Ernest-Oscar Gladu
(1870-10-25)25 October 1870
Saint-François-du-Lac, Yamaska County, Quebec, Canada
Died25 December 1920(1920-12-25) (aged 50)
PartyLiberal
RelationsVictor Gladu, father
Occupationnotary

Joseph Ernest Oscar Gladu (25 October 1870 – 25 December 1920) was a Canadian politician,[1] who served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1911, and from 1917 to 1920.[2]

Born in Saint-François-du-Lac, Yamaska County, Quebec, the son of Victor Gladu and Mary Gill, Gladu was educated at St. Mary's Jesuit College in Montreal, Quebec. A notary by profession,[2] he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Yamaska in the general elections of 1904. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and was defeated in 1911. He was re-elected in 1917. He died in office in 1920.[3]

References

  1. "Straight appeal to French-Canadians: Oscar Gladu, ex-M.P., Makes Stirring Address to His Compatriots". The Globe and Mail, 24 February 1917.
  2. "Oscar Gladu Passes Away". The Globe and Mail, 27 December 1920.
  3. "Death of Oscar Gladu Means Another By-election". The Globe and Mail, 28 December 1920.