Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher
Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher (August 16, 1810 – September 16, 1885) was a Quebecois businessman and political figure. He represented Jacques-Cartier in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member.
Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Jacques Cartier | |
| In office 1867–1872 | |
| Preceded by | Institution created in 1867 |
| Succeeded by | Rodolphe Laflamme |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Jacques-Cartier | |
| In office 1864–1866 | |
| Preceded by | François-Zéphirin Tassé |
| Succeeded by | Institution abolished in 1866 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 16, 1810 Sault-Saint-Louis (Kahnawake), Lower Canada |
| Died | September 16, 1885 (aged 75) Sainte-Geneviève, Island of Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
He was born Jean-Guillaume Gaucher in Sault-Saint-Louis (later (Kahnawake) in 1810 and was educated there. He became a merchant at Sainte-Geneviève on the Island of Montreal. Gaucher served as a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia and was also a justice of the peace. He was mayor of the parish of Sainte-Geneviève in 1845 and again from 1859 to 1863 after it became a village. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Jacques-Cartier in an 1864 by-election; he was elected again after Confederation.
He died at Sainte-Geneviève in 1885.
References
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher – Parliament of Canada biography