Joseph Ulric Vincent
Joseph Ulric Vincent, KC (died May 12, 1942) was a Canadian lawyer and civil servant.
Biography
Born in Ottawa, Vincent was educated at the University of Ottawa, then Osgoode Hall.[1] He began practising law in 1897 and his firm still exists today as Vincent, Dagenais, and Gibson.[2]
A Conservative in politics, Vincent unsuccessfully contested the district of Russell in the 1911 Canadian federal election. His attack on the popular Wilfrid Laurier is blamed by some for his defeat.[3]
He served as Deputy Minister of National Revenue from 1914 until 1918.[1][4][5]
A prominent Franco-Ontarian, Vincent was key in the establishment of the Association canadienne-française d'éducation de l'Ontario.[5] The Association later opposed him in the 1911 general election.
He was heavily involved in the Ontario schools controversy, although he later wrote defending Regulation 17.[6] According to Vincent opposition to Regulation 17 was a Liberal conspiracy.[5] The resulting document was described by Henri Bourassa as 'contemptible'.[7] He was defended, however, by ministers, as he was a deputy minister when he wrote the document.[6]
According to the scholar David Fraser, "Vincent played an important role in the creation of an organizational structure for an emerging Franco-Ontarian identity. He symbolized the deep connection between language and faith that characterized that identity."[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Joseph U. Vincent, Ottawa Barrister, Dies In 70th Year". The Evening Citizen. May 12, 1942. p. 12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fraser, David (2024). Nazi Antisemitism and Jewish Legal Self-Defense: The Turn to Law in Liberal Democracies, 1932–39. Routledge. p. 162. Search this book on
- ↑ Brault, Lucien (1965). Histoire des comtés unis de Prescott et de Russell. L'Orignal: Conseil des comtés unis. p. 48. Search this book on
- ↑ "New Deputy Minister". The Montreal Daily Star. October 8, 1914. p. 1.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "M. J.-U. Vincent est décédé ce matin". Le Droit. May 12, 1942. p. 1.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Choquette, Robert (1977). Langue et religion : histoire des conflits anglo-français en Ontario. Éditions de l'Université d'Ottawa. Search this book on
- ↑ Rumilly, Robert (1940). Histoire de la province de Québec,. XIX. Montrea-Editions. Search this book on
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