Vincent Pottier

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Vincent Pottier
Member of Parliament
for Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare
In office
October 1935 – April 1945
Personal details
Born Vincent-Joseph Pottier
(1897-04-11)11 April 1897
Belleville, Nova Scotia
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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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