Roméo Gagné (; September 15, 1905 – August 2, 1959) was a

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politician and a two-term Member of the

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Background

He was born on September 15, 1905, in

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City Councillor

Gagné was a city councillor in

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from 1945 to 1951.

Member of the legislature

He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the

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and

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elections against Liberal incumbent

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in the district of

. He lost the first time, but was successful on his second attempt. Gagné was re-elected in the 1952 election, but did not run for re-election in the 1956 election.

Death

Casgrain died on August 2, 1959.

References

1905 births 1959 deaths Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Union-Nationale-Quebec-MNA-stub