Gaston Clermont (5 December 1913 – 12 January 2005) was a

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member of the

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and a Canadian businessman. Clermont was born in

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(now

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). He is the son of Romain Clermont and Dina Hotte. Clermont was educated in

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and entered business at

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. In 1946, he married Marie-Blanche Boulerice. He was first elected at the

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riding in a 31 October 1960 by-election and served for the latter portion of the

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. He remained a Member of Parliament there until 1968, except for a one-term defeat in the 1963 federal election by the Social Credit party's

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. For the 1968 federal election, Clermont switched to the Gatineau riding and was elected there for three terms. He left national office after completing his term in 1979 with the 30th Parliament.

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