Eugène Fiset
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Sir Marie-Joseph-Eugène Fiset Kt KCMG DSO ED |
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| 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec | |
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In office December 30, 1939 – October 3, 1950 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor General |
The Lord Tweedsmuir The Earl of Athlone The Viscount Alexander of Tunis |
| Premier |
Adélard Godbout Maurice Duplessis |
| Preceded by | Ésioff-Léon Patenaude |
| Succeeded by | Gaspard Fauteux |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Rimouski |
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In office September 2, 1924 – December 30, 1939 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph-Émile-Stanislas-Émmanuel D'Anjou |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-Émile-Stanislas-Émmanuel D'Anjou |
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March 15, 1874 Rimouski, Quebec |
| Died | June 8, 1951 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Zoé-Mary Stella Taschereau, daughter of Thomas Linière Taschereau |
| Relations | Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset, father |
| Alma mater | Laval University |
| Occupation | physician, military officer |
Major General Sir Marie-Joseph-Eugène Fiset Kt KCMG DSO ED (March 15, 1874 – June 8, 1951) was a Canadian physician, military officer, Deputy Minister of Militia and Defence, Member of Parliament, the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, and the 3rd Canadian Surgeon General.
Born in Rimouski, Quebec, the son of Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset and Aimee Plamondon, Fiset was educated at Rimouski College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree and M.D. from Laval University. He joined the 89th Regiment at the age of 16. His military career continued during his studies, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant while a student. In 1899 he succeeded his father as surgeon to the 89th Regiment but, a few months later, joined the Second (Special Service) Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment with the rank of major and saw service in the South African War.
With the end of his tour of duty in 1900, Fiset interned at the Nose and Throat Hospital in London and L'Hôpital Saint-Antoine in Paris.
After a year he returned to Rimouski before becoming an adjutant in the Army Medical Service. In 1903 he was promoted to the rank of colonel and became Director-General of the service.
Fiset was promoted to major-general and Surgeon General at the beginning of World War I. He was knighted for his service in the war while the French government named him a Commandeur of the Legion of Honour.
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