- Joseph Octave Reaume
Joseph Octave Reaume (
August 13 1856 – ) was anOntario physician and political figure. He representedEssex North in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario from 1902 to 1914 as a Conservative member.He was born in Anderdon Township, Essex County,
Canada West , the son of farmer Oliver Reaume, and received his teacher's certificate in 1873. He taught school and pursued further studies inToronto and Sandwich (later Windsor). He went on to study medicine at the Detroit College of Medicine and Trinity College, setting up practice in Windsor. He married Catherine Turner in 1887.He served as Commissioner of Public Works in 1905 and Minister of Public Works from 1905 to 1914.
External links
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1749 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]
* [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3107 "Commemorative biographical record of the county of Essex, Ontario ..." (1905)]
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