Léon Mercier Gouin
Léon Mercier Gouin | |
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| Senator for De Salaberry, Quebec | |
| In office 1940–1976 | |
| Appointed by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Guillaume-André Fauteux |
| Succeeded by | Yvette Boucher Rousseau |
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| Born | December 24, 1891 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | October 16, 1983 (aged 91) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | Lomer Gouin, father Honoré Mercier, grandfather Paul Gouin, brother |
Léon Mercier Gouin (French pronunciation: French Canadian barrister, professor, politician, and writer.
Born in
Oxford University. His brother, Paul Gouin, was also a politician. In 1917, he married Yvette Ollivier. They had four children: Lisette, Lomer, Thérèse
and Olivier.
Gouin was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1940 representing the senatorial division of De Salaberry, Quebec. A Liberal, he resigned in 1976.
References
- "A United Canada". Empire Club of Canada. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved October 25, 2006.
- "FONDS LÉON-MERCIER-GOUIN" (in French). Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2006.
External links
- Works by or about Léon Mercier Gouin at Internet Archive
- Léon Mercier Gouin – Parliament of Canada biography
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