Amédée Gaboury

Amédée Gaboury (March 26, 1838 June 11, 1912) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Laval in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1883 to 1884 as a Liberal.

Amédée Gaboury
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Laval
In office
1883–1884
Preceded byPierre-Évariste Leblanc
Succeeded byPierre-Évariste Leblanc
Personal details
Born(1838-03-26)March 26, 1838
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
DiedJune 11, 1912(1912-06-11) (aged 74)
Saint-Martin (Laval), Quebec
Political partyLiberal
RelationsTancrède-Charles Gaboury, brother

He was born in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada, the son of Jean-Baptiste Gaboury and Rosalie Ayet dit Malo. He was educated at the Collège de Saint-Hyacinthe and the Victoria School of Medicine at Montreal. He qualified as a doctor in 1862 and set up practice at Saint-Martin. Martin was married twice: to Virginie Lavoie in 1873 and later to Rosalie Picard. He was elected in an 1883 by-election held after the election of Pierre-Évariste Leblanc was declared invalid. His election was overturned by the Quebec Superior Court in 1884 and he lost the subsequent by-election to Leblanc. He died in Saint-Martin at the age of 73.

His brother Tancrède-Charles also served in the Quebec assembly.

References

  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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