Hector Authier

Hector Authier
Member of Parliament
for Chapleau
In office
1940 – 1945
Preceded by François Blais
Succeeded by David Gourd
Personal details
Born November 4, 1881(1881-11-04)
Ange-Gardien, Quebec, Canada
Died April 14, 1971(1971-04-14) (aged 89)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party Liberal
Profession lawyer, news reporter/announcer

Hector Authier was a Canadian politician, lawyer and news reporter/announcer.

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Background

He was born on November 4, 1881 in Ange-Gardien, Quebec.

Mayor

He served as the first Mayor of Amos, Quebec in 1914, for a one year term.

Member of the legislature

Authier won a by-election in 1923 and became the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the provincial district of Abitibi. He was re-elected in the 1927, 1931 and 1935 elections.

He served as served as Deputy Speaker of the House from 1935 to 1936 and was a Member of the Cabinet as the Minister of Colonization by 1936. He did not run for re-election in the 1936 election.[1]

Federal Politics

He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1940 as a Member of the Liberal Party representing the riding of Chapleau.[2]

Death

He died on April 14, 1971 in Montreal.

Footnotes

National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by
Joseph-Édouard Perrault (Liberal)
MLA for Abitibi
1923–1936
Succeeded by
Émile Lesage (Union Nationale)