Joseph Gauthier (Quebec MLA)
| Joseph Gauthier | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal–Sainte-Marie | |
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In office 1921–1923 |
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| Preceded by | Napoléon Séguin |
| Succeeded by | Camillien Houde |
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In office May 16, 1927 – December 2, 1927 |
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| Preceded by | Camillien Houde |
| Succeeded by | Camillien Houde |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 11, 1877 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | June 27, 1934 (aged 57) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
Joseph Gauthier (March 11, 1877 – June 27, 1934) was a politician Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).
He was born on March 11, 1877 in Montreal, the son of Édouard Gauthier and Célina Richard. He became a typographer and a union activist. Gauthier worked at L'Étendard and then La Patrie. In 1899, he married Mélina Bourgeois.
He ran as a Labor candidate in the district of Montréal–Sainte-Marie in a by-election held on December 22, 1921 and won. Gauthier was defeated by Conservative candidate Camillien Houde in the 1923 provincial election.
Gauthier defeated Houde and was re-elected as a Liberal in 1927 provincial election. His election was declared void in 1927. Gauthier was not a candidate in the subsequent by-election.
He died on June 27, 1934 in Montreal and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.
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