The Honourable Sir Adolphe-Philippe Caron PC KCMG
Caron in 1873
Member of theCanadian Parliament forQuebec County
In office 1867–1891
Preceded by	Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
Succeeded by	Jules-Joseph-Taschereau Frémont
Member of theCanadian Parliament forRimouski
In office 1891–1896
Preceded by	Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset
Succeeded by	Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset
Member of theCanadian Parliament forThree Rivers and St. Maurice
In office 1896–1900
Preceded by	District established in 1892
Succeeded by	Jacques Bureau
Personal details
Born	Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron (1843-12-24)24 December 1843 Quebec City,Canada,British Empire
Died	20 April 1908(1908-04-20) (aged 64) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Parent	Rene-Edouard Caron

Sir Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron,PC KCMG (24 December 1843 – 20 April 1908) was aCanadian lawyer and politician. He is now best remembered as theMinister of Militia and Defence in the government of SirJohn A. Macdonald and his role during theNorth-West Rebellion of 1885.

He was born inQuebec City in 1843, the son ofRené-Édouard Caron, and studied at thePetit Séminaire de Québec andMcGill College. He was called to the bar in 1865 and entered practice with a law firm in Quebec City, later becoming a partner. AConservative party member, Caron was elected six times to theHouse of Commons of Canada, first winning election in a by-election in 1873, where he won a seat as aMember of Parliament representing theelectoral district ofQuebec County. He was re-elected in1874,1878, 1880,1882 and1887. In the1891 election, he was elected as the MP forRimouski, and in1896 as the MP forThree Rivers and St. Maurice. From 1892 to 1896, he served asPostmaster General of Canada.

After Caron left politics in 1900, he returned to practising law. He died atMontreal in 1908 after having been ill for several months.

There are Adolphe-Philippe Caronfonds atLibrary and Archives Canada^[1] andBibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.^[2]

By-election: On Mr. Caron being appointed Minister of Militia and Defence, 8 November 1880

• Bernier, Serge; Dumont-Bayliss, Pauline (1994)."Caron, Sir Adolphe-Phillipe". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.).Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.).University of Toronto Press.

• Adolphe-Philippe Caron – Parliament of Canada biography

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