Died August 9, 1961 Children Marie-Claire Kirkland Resigned 1961 | Name Charles-Aime Kirkland | |
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Born November 16, 1896Saint-Constant, Quebec ( 1896-11-16 ) | ||
Charles-Aimé Kirkland (November 16, 1896 – August 9, 1961) was a Canadian politician serving as the Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the provincial riding of Jacques-Cartier from 1939 to 1961.
Kirkland was the son of Joseph Kirkland, a Canadian Pacific employee, and Rosalie Lanctôt.
Kirkland served during World War I with the Royal Canadian Engineers, then studied medicine at Laval and Harvard.
The Town of Kirkland is named in his honour, as well as the now-closed Charles A. Kirkland Elementary school in Roxboro, Quebec.
He was the father of Marie-Claire Kirkland.
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