Joseph Gauthier (Quebec MP)

Joseph Gauthier
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for L'Assomption
In office
1887–1892
Preceded by Hilaire Hurteau
Succeeded by Hormidas Jeannotte
In office
1896–1900
Preceded by Hormidas Jeannotte
Succeeded by Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier
Personal details
Born 1842
Died September 26, 1911
Political party Liberal

Joseph Gauthier (1842 September 26, 1911[1]) was a farmer, grain merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented L'Assomption in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1892 and from 1896 to 1900 as a Liberal.[2]

He was born in Saint-Lin, Canada East,[2] the son of Louis Gauthier and Aline Renaud. In 1865, Gauthier married Philomène Daunais. He served as mayor of Saint-Lin from 1872 to 1880.[1] He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1882. He was first elected in 1887; that election was appealed but he won the by-election which followed in 1888. His election in 1891 was declared void in 1892 and Hormidas Jeannotte was elected by acclamation in the by-election that followed. Gauthier defeated Jeannotte in the 1896 federal election.[2] He died in Saint-Lin at the age of 69.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fournier, Marcel (1977). La représentation parlementaire de la région de Joliette, 1791-1976 (in French).
  2. 1 2 3 Joseph Gauthier (Quebec MP) – Parliament of Canada biography


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