Rodolphe Monty

The Honourable Rodolphe Monty PC KC
Secretary of State for Canada
In office September 21, 1921 – December 28, 1921
Preceded by	Henry Lumley Drayton
Succeeded by	Arthur Bliss Copp
Personal details
Born	(1874-11-30)November 30, 1874 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	December 1, 1928(1928-12-01) (aged 54) St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Conservative

Rodolphe Monty PC KC (November 30, 1874 – December 1, 1928) was a Canadian politician.

Early life

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Monty was educated in law at Université Laval and McGill University. He was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1897 and was created a King's Counsel in 1909.

Political career

In September 1921, Monty was appointed Secretary of State of Canada in the cabinet of Arthur Meighen. A Conservative, he was defeated in the 1921 federal election in the riding of Beauharnois. He was also defeated in the riding of Laurier—Outremont in the 1925 election.

Electoral history

1925 Canadian federal election: Laurier—Outremont
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Alexandre Mercier	12,889
	Conservative	Rodolphe Monty	10,105

1921 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Louis-Joseph Papineau	5,147
	Conservative	Rodolphe Monty	3,272

References

• "The Quebec History Encyclopedia".