Gaspard Fauteux
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The Hon. Gaspard Fauteux |
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| 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec | |
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In office October 3, 1950 – February 14, 1958 |
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| Monarch |
George VI Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
The Viscount Alexander of Tunis Vincent Massey |
| Premier | Maurice Duplessis |
| Preceded by | Eugène Fiset |
| Succeeded by | Onésime Gagnon |
| 21st Speaker of the House of Commons | |
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In office September 6, 1945 – September 14, 1949 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor General |
The Earl of Athlone The Viscount Alexander of Tunis |
| Prime Minister |
William Lyon Mackenzie King Louis St. Laurent |
| Preceded by | James Allison Glen |
| Succeeded by | William Ross Macdonald |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. Mary |
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In office February 9, 1942 – October 3, 1950 |
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| Preceded by | Hermas Deslauriers |
| Succeeded by | Hector Dupuis |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal–Sainte-Marie | |
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In office August 24, 1931 – November 25, 1935 |
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| Preceded by | Camillien Houde |
| Succeeded by | Candide Rochefort |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 27, 1898 St-Hyacinthe, Quebec |
| Died | March 29, 1963 (aged 64) Montreal, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations |
Quebec Liberal Party |
| Relations |
Honoré Mercier, Grandfather Joseph Godbout, Grandfather Lomer Gouin, Uncle Claude Castonguay, Son-in-law |
Gaspard Fauteux, PC (August 27, 1898 – March 29, 1963) was a Canadian parliamentarian, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (1945–1949), and the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1950–1958).
He was born in St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, to a political family. His grandfather, Honoré Mercier and his uncle, Lomer Gouin, were both former Premiers of Quebec. His grandmother's second husband was Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) and later Senator Joseph Godbout.
Fauteux married Marguerite Barré daughter of the Canadian artist Raoul Barré (Sept 18th 1923). The couple had 4 children; Roger, Paul, Marie (Mimi) and Gaspard Jr.
A dentist by training and then a businessman, he first entered politics at the provincial election defeating Quebec Conservative Party leader and Mayor of Montreal Camillien Houde to win a seat in the Quebec legislature for the Quebec Liberal Party. He lost his seat in 1935 and returned to business. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons from the Quebec riding of St. Mary in a 1942 by-election, and was re-elected in the 1945 federal election by again defeating Camillien Houde. He was re-elected in the 1949 election.
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