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Adolphe-Philippe Caron
The Honourable Sir Adolphe-Philippe Caron
Sir Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron , PC , KCMG (24 December 1843 – 20 April 1908 ), was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He is now best remembered as the Minister of Militia and Defence in the government of Sir John A. Macdonald and his role during the North-West Rebellion of 1885.
He was born in Quebec City in 1843, the son of René-Édouard Caron , and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and McGill College . He was called to the bar in 1865 and entered practice with a law firm in Quebec City, later becoming a partner. A Conservative party member, Caron was elected six times to the Canadian House of Commons , first winning election in a by-election in 1873, where he won a seat as a Member of Parliament representing the electoral district of Quebec County . He defended this seat in 1874 , 1878 , 1880, 1882 and 1887 . In the 1891 election he was elected as the MP for Rimouski , and in 1896 as the MP for Three Rivers and St. Maurice . From 1892–1896 he served as Postmaster General of Canada .
After Caron left politics in 1900, he returned to practicing law. He died at Montreal in 1908 after having been ill for several months.
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