Joseph Gauthier (Quebec MLA), Joseph Gauthier
Joseph Gauthier may refer to: * Joseph Gauthier (Quebec MLA) (1877–1934), member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec * Joseph Gauthier (Quebec MP) Joseph Gauthier (; March 11, 1842 – September 26, 1911) 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. He ...

Joseph Gauthier (Quebec MLA)
Joseph Gauthier (; March 11, 1877 – June 27, 1934) was a politician Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA). Early life He was born on March 11, 1877, in Montreal, the son of Édouard Gauthier and Célina Richard. He became a typographer and a union activist. Gauthier worked at ''L'Étendard'' and then '' La Patrie''. In 1899, he married Mélina Bourgeois. Political career He ran as a Labour candidate in the district of Montréal–Sainte-Marie in a by-election held on December 22, 1921, and won. Gauthier was defeated by Conservative candidate Camillien Houde in the 1923 provincial election. Gauthier defeated Houde and was re-elected as a Liberal in 1927 provincial election. His election was declared void in 1927. Gauthier was not a candidate in the subsequent by-election. Death He died on June 27, 1934, in Montreal and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery (, ) is a rural cemetery loc ...
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