Hugh Proudfoot
Hugh Proudfoot | |
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| Member of Parliament for Pontiac—Témiscamingue | |
| In office June 1949 – March 1958 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Hugh Proudfoot 18 May 1912 Fort-Coulonge, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 30 November 1980 (aged 68) Shawville, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | breeder, lumberman |
John Hugh Proudfoot (18 May 1912 – 30 November 1980) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a breeder and lumberman by career.
The son of A.G. Proudfoot and Esther M. Creighton, Hugh Proudfoot was born in Fort-Coulonge, Quebec where he served as mayor from 1945 to 1950. In 1937, he married Iva Winifred Langford. In the 1949 federal election, he won a Parliamentary seat at the Pontiac—Témiscamingue riding. Proudfoot was re-elected for successive terms in 1953 and 1957, then in 1958 was defeated by Paul Martineau of the Progressive Conservative party.
Proudfoot died in 1980, aged 68.