Paul Tardif
Canadian politician
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| Intro | Canadian politician | |
| Places | Canada | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 18 February 1910, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| Death | 3 August 1998 (aged 88 years) | |
| Politics: | Liberal Party Of Canada |
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J. Paul Tardif (February 18, 1910 – August 3, 1998) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Russell in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 1959 to 1968.
He was born in Ottawa in 1910, the son of A.-T. Tardif and Marie Côté. In 1933, Tardif married Cecile-H. Quesnel. Tardif served as school commissioner, a member of Ottawa city council, city controller and deputy mayor. He was first elected to parliament in an 1959 by-election held after the death of Joseph-Omer Gour. After his term in office, Tardif served ten years as a citizenship court judge.