- Frederick Debartzch Monk
Frederick Debartzch Monk, PC , BCL , QC (
April 6 ,1856 –May 15 ,1914 ) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in
Montreal, Quebec , the son of Samuel Cornwallis Monk and Caroline Debartzch (daughter of Pierre-Dominique Debartzch, who was of Polish origin), he received aBachelor of Civil Law degree in 1877 fromMcGill University and was called to the Quebec Bar in 1878. From 1888 to 1914, he taught in the faculty of law at theUniversité Laval . In 1893, he was made aQueen's Counsel .He was first elected to the
Canadian House of Commons in 1896 as a Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Jacques Cartier. He was re-elected in 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1911. He resigned in 1914. From 1911 to 1912, he was the Minister of Public Works.His son,
Frederick Arthur Monk , was a member of theLegislative Assembly of Quebec from 1935 to 1936.External links
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