Vincent Pottier
Vincent Pottier | |
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Member of Parliament for Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare |
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In office October 1935 – April 1945 |
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Personal details | |
Born | Vincent-Joseph Pottier 11 April 1897 Belleville, Nova Scotia |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | 1. Kathryn LeBlanc (died) 2. Helena McKinlay m. 10 August 1928[1] |
Profession | barrister, judge |
Vincent-Joseph Pottier (11 April 1897 – 4 February 1980) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Belleville, Nova Scotia to Augustin and Rose Emma Pothier and became a barrister by career.[2]
Pottier served as a school commissioner and town councillor.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare riding in the 1935 general election, the first Acadian from Nova Scotia to join the House of Commons. He was re-elected in 1940. After completing his second term, the 19th Canadian Parliament, Pottier did not seek further re-election in 1945.
In 1947, Pottier was appointed a judge at County Court number 1 in Halifax. In 1965, he became the first Acadian appointed to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, serving in that role until his retirement after five years.[3] In his final years, he donated his time supporting the Dalhousie Legal Aid Service.[4]
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