Honoré Mercier Jr. (20 March 1875 – 19 June 1937) was a member of the

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. He was the son of the former Quebec Premier Honoré Mercier and father of

Honoré Mercier III Honoré Mercier III (17 November 1908 – 14 July 1988) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, the grandson of Honoré Mercier and the son of Honoré Mercier ''fils''. Mercier was born in Montreal to Honoré Mercier ''fils'', Li ...

Early years

Mercier was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, and attended

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and Université Laval law school. He was admitted to the

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in 1900 and became a KC in 1913. Mercier was a lawyer prior to his political career.

Politics

He was first elected in the

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for the

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, but was defeated in

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. However, he was then elected in a 1908 by-election, and remained in the Legislative Assembly until

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, when he did not run for re-election. He served in numerous Cabinet posts under Premiers

Lomer Gouin Sir Jean Lomer Gouin, (March 19, 1861 – March 28, 1929) was a Canadian politician. He served as 13th premier of Quebec, as a Cabinet minister in the federal government of Canada, and as the 15th lieutenant governor of Quebec. Biography ...

and Louis-Alexandre Taschereau: * Minister of Colonisation * Minister of Mines and Fisheries 1914–1919 * Minister of Lands and Forestry 1919–1936

Outside politics

Besides his legal practice, Mercier was a member, director and headed of various organizations in Quebec: * Director and Secretary-Treasurer, l'École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal 1907-1921 * President, l'Association internationale pour la conservation du gibier et du poisson * Member of Montreal Press Club, * Member of the Canadian Club * Member of Cercle universitaire * Member, Club Saint-Denis * Member, Club de réforme * Member, l'Union interalliée de Paris * Member, Ligue maritime et coloniale française Gérald Fauteux was his nephew.

Honours

He was honoured with the Knight (''chevalier'') of the Legion of Honour of France.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mercier, Honore 1875 births 1937 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur