Hector Authier (November 4, 1881 – April 14, 1971) was a

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and

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/announcer.

Background

He was born on November 4, 1881 in Ange-Gardien, Quebec.

Mayor

He served as the first

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in 1914, for a one-year term.

Member of the legislature

Authier won a

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in 1923 and became the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the provincial district of Abitibi. He was re-elected in the

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and

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elections. He served as Deputy Speaker of the House from 1935 to 1936 and was a Member of the

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as the

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by 1936. He did not run for re-election in the 1936 election.

Federal politics

He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in

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as a Member of the

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representing the riding of Chapleau.

Death

He died on April 14, 1971 in

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. The municipalities of Authier and

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are named after him.

Footnotes

1881 births 1971 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Mayors of Amos, Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Vice Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec Université Laval alumni {{Quebec-mayor-stub