Premier and lieutenant governor of Quebec (1861?1929)
Sir Lomer Gouin
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In office
March 23, 1905 ? July 8, 1920
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Monarchs
| Edward VII
George V
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Lieutenant Governor
| Louis-Amable Jette
Charles Alphonse Pantaleon Pelletier
Francois Langelier
Pierre-Evariste Leblanc
Charles Fitzpatrick
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Preceded by
| Simon-Napoleon Parent
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Succeeded by
| Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
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In office
January 10, 1929 ? March 28, 1929
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Monarch
| George V
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Governor General
| The Earl of Willingdon
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Premier
| Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
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Preceded by
| Narcisse Perodeau
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Succeeded by
| Henry George Carroll
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In office
May 11, 1897 ? June 8, 1908
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Preceded by
| Olivier-Maurice Auge
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Succeeded by
| Henri Bourassa
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In office
June 8, 1908 ? July 8, 1920
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Preceded by
| Edouard-Antill Panet
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Succeeded by
| Edouard Hamel
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In office
May 15, 1912 ? November 10, 1913
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Preceded by
| Marcellin Robert
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Succeeded by
| Marcellin Robert
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In office
July 8, 1920 ? December 6, 1921
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Appointed by
| Charles Fitzpatrick
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In office
December 6, 1921 ? October 29, 1925
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Preceded by
| Pamphile-Real Du Tremblay
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Succeeded by
| Joseph-Alexandre Mercier
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Born
| Jean Lomer Gouin
(
1861-03-19
)
March 19, 1861
Saint-Charles-des-Grondines (
Grondines
),
Canada East
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Died
| March 28, 1929
(1929-03-28)
(aged 68)
Quebec City
, Quebec
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Political party
| Liberal
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Spouse(s)
| Eliza Mercier
Alice Amos
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Profession
| Lawyer
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Sir Jean Lomer Gouin
,
KCMG
PC
(March 19, 1861 – March 28, 1929) was a Canadian politician. He served as 13th
premier of Quebec
, as a Cabinet minister in the federal government of Canada, and as the 15th
lieutenant governor of Quebec
.
Biography
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He was born in
Grondines, Quebec
to Dr. Joseph-Neree Gouin, a doctor and Seraphine Fugere. On May 24, 1888, he married Eliza Mercier, daughter of
Honore Mercier
. Their son,
Paul Gouin
, later led the
Action liberale nationale
party.
He was first elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
in
1897
in
Montreal division no. 2
, and was re-elected in
1900
and
1904
. In the
1908 election
he ran in both
Portneuf
and Montreal no. 2, and was elected in the former and defeated in the latter. In
1912
he won election in both Portneuf and
Saint-Jean
; he elected to resign the Saint-Jean seat. He was re-elected in Portneuf in
1916
and
1919
.
In 1920, he was named to the
Legislative Council of Quebec
but resigned in 1921 without ever having taken his seat, and moved to federal politics.
In the
federal election of 1921
, he was elected as a
Liberal
member of Parliament, and served as
Justice Minister
under prime minister
William Lyon Mackenzie King
until 1924.
He was subsequently named
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
in 1929, but served only two months until his death in
Quebec City
.
Lomer Gouin is interred in the
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
in Montreal.
Elections as party leader
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He won the
1908 election
,
1912 election
,
1916 election
and
1919 election
and resigned in 1920.
Honours
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Many sites and landmarks were named to honour Lomer Gouin. They include:
See also
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Post-Confederation (1867?present)
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Province of Canada (1841?66)*
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Lower Canada (1791?1841)
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British Province of Quebec (1759?91)*
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- The Crown's representative from 1759 to 1791, and from 1841 to 1866 held the office and rank of
Governor-General
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