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Gaspard Fauteux

The Hon.
Gaspard Fauteux
19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
In office
October 3, 1950 – February 14, 1958
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
In office
September 6, 1945 – September 14, 1949
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
In office
February 9, 1942 – October 3, 1950
Preceded by Hermas Deslauriers
Succeeded by Hector Dupuis
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal–Sainte-Marie
In office
August 24, 1931 – November 25, 1935
Preceded by Camillien Houde
Succeeded by Candide Rochefort
Personal details
Born (1898-08-27)August 27, 1898
St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Died March 29, 1963(1963-03-29) (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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