Joseph Alfred Ernest Roy

Joseph Alfred Ernest Roy (October 3 1871 – August 17 1928) was a Quebec lawyer, journalist, judge and political figure. He represented Montmagny in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1900 to 1908 and Dorchester in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1908 to 1911. His name also appears as Ernest Roy.

He was born in Saint-Vallier, Quebec in 1871, the son of farmer Nazaire Roy, and studied at the Séminaire de Québec and the Université Laval. He articled with Adélard Turgeon and also served as his secretary, was called to the bar in 1898 and set up practice at Quebec City. In 1897, he had married Marie-Malvina Godbout. Roy was editor for the "Courrier de Montmagny" from 1900 to 1904. He was named King's Counsel in 1910. Roy was a member of the Quebec city council from 1914 to 1916. He served as whip for the federal Liberal party from 1909 to 1911. In 1924, he was named to the Quebec Superior Court.

He died at Saint-Michel in 1928.

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* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=12749&s=M Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/q-r/ROYE.htm National Assembly biography] fr icon

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