Charles-Édouard Ferland (2 March 1892 – 8 January 1974) was a Canadian jurist and Liberal

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

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 and Senate

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. He was born in Sainte-Élisabeth, Quebec

Sainte-Élisabeth, Quebec

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 in Joliette County

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 and became a lawyer by career.

Ferland attended seminary at Joliette then the Université de Montréal

Université de Montréal

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 where he received Bachelor of Arts

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, Ph.L and LL.L degrees.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Joliette

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 riding in a by-election on 17 December 1928 then re-elected there in the 1930 general election

Canadian federal election, 1930

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. When riding boundaries were changed in 1933, Ferland sought re-election at the new Joliette—l'Assomption—Montcalm

Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm

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 riding and won that seat in the 1935 election

Canadian federal election, 1935

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 and re-elected there in 1940

Canadian federal election, 1940

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. After completing that term, he was appointed in 1945 to the Senate and remained in that post until April 1951 when he resigned to accept a position as a Puisne Judge on the Superior Court of Quebec.

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