12 Facts About Joseph-Aldric Ouimet

Joseph-Aldric Ouimet was a Liberal-Conservative and supporter of the government of Sir John A Macdonald.

Joseph-Aldric Ouimet was first elected to the House of Commons at the age of 25.

Joseph-Aldric Ouimet raised three hundred men, and led his regiment as its Lieutenant-Colonel.

Joseph-Aldric Ouimet was put under the command of Thomas Bland Strange who rejected Ouimet's proposal to negotiate safe passage for Riel.

Joseph-Aldric Ouimet returned west and was placed in command of Fort Edmonton.

Joseph-Aldric Ouimet's pleas fell on deaf ears, and, despite his efforts, he was condemned by French Canadians for having helped put down the rebellion.

Joseph-Aldric Ouimet voted in the House of Commons for a Liberal motion to censure the government for executing Riel.

Joseph-Aldric Ouimet stayed in that position under the succession of Prime Ministers who attempted to keep the Conservative government together.

Joseph-Aldric Ouimet served as Acting Minister of Agriculture and Acting Secretary of State for Canada under Sir Mackenzie Bowell.

Joseph-Aldric Ouimet declined to serve in the short-lived Cabinet of the Sir Charles Tupper, the final Tory prime minister prior to the election.

Joseph-Aldric Ouimet instead accepted a judicial appointment that he held until his death in 1916.

Joseph-Aldric Ouimet holds the current record for being acclaimed to parliament 5 times.