Gaspard Pacaud (June 24, 1859 – August 28, 1928) was a

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journalist and political figure in

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. He represented Essex North in the

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from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal member. He was born Jean-Baptiste-Napoléon-Gaspard Pacaud in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska,

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in 1859, the son of

Philippe-Napoléon Pacaud Philippe-Napoléon Pacaud (January 22, 1812 – July 27, 1884) was a Quebec notary and Patriote. He was born in Quebec City in 1812, the son of Joseph Pacaud. He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet, articled as a notary with Louis Panet and q ...

, a notary and Patriote. He studied in

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and at the seminaries at Nicolet and

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. Pacaud began the study of law but then chose journalism as a career. With his brother Aurèle, he established a

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newspaper, ''Le Progrès'', in

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in 1881. In 1890, Pacaud married Annie F. McEwan. He was defeated by Solomon White when he ran for reelection in 1890, after the Liberal vote was split between Pacaud and Francis Cleary, the candidate chosen by the riding association. Following his defeat, he became a

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, also continuing as newspaper editor until he was appointed license inspector for hotels for the region in 1892. ''Le Progrès'' continued to be published until 1902. Pacaud died in Windsor in 1928. His brother

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was a newspaper publisher involved in Quebec politics.

References

* * * * ''Histoire des Canadiens du Michigan et du comté d'Essex, Ontario'', T Saint-Pierre (1895)
''The Township of Sandwich (past and present) ...'', F Neal''Le Progrès'' online
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pacaud, Gaspard 1859 births 1928 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Franco-Ontarian people Journalists from Ontario 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario