Joseph Gauthier (Quebec MP)

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

Joseph Gauthier
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for L'Assomption
In office
1887–1892
Preceded byHilaire Hurteau
Succeeded byHormidas Jeannotte
In office
1896–1900
Preceded byHormidas Jeannotte
Succeeded byRomuald-Charlemagne Laurier
Personal details
Born1842
Saint-Lin, Canada East
DiedSeptember 26, 1911
Saint-Lin, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal

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


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