Joseph Gaspard Boucher
Joseph Gaspard Boucher | |
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| Born | February 3, 1897 Notre-Dame-du-Portage, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | April 18, 1955 (aged 58) New Brunswick, Canada |
| Education | Collège de Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatière |
| Occupation(s) | Agronomist, Publisher, Politician |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Annette Lamarche |
| Children | 9 children |
| Parent(s) | Aurèle Boucher & Émilie Michaud |
Joseph Gaspard Boucher (February 3, 1897 – April 18, 1955) was a journalist and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Madawaska County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1935 to 1952 and Restigouche—Madawaska in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1953 to 1955.
Known as Gaspard, he was born in
Gaspard Boucher married Annette Lamarche in 1921. The couple had nine children.
Gaspard Boucher was involved with the Société nationale des Acadiens and was one of the founders of the New Brunswick chapter of the Ordre de Jacques Cartier, an organization dedicated to defending the rights of
In 1923, Boucher became owner-editor of Le Madawaska newspaper. Boucher served in the province's Executive Council as a minister without portfolio from 1941 to 1949 and as Provincial Secretary-Treasurer from August 10, 1949 to October 8, 1952.
Gaspard Boucher died of a
References
- Joseph Gaspard Boucher – Parliament of Canada biography
- Fonds J-Gaspard Boucher, University of Moncton Archives (French)
- Village Historique Acadien article on Gaspard Boucher
SAVOIE, Alexandre J. «Biographie de J. Gaspard Boucher», Revue de la Société historique du Madawaska, Vol. XII, Nos. 1-2, Janvier-juin 1984, 72 pages.