Gédéon Ouimet
| Gédéon Ouimet | |
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| 2nd Premier of Quebec | |
| In office 27 February 1873 – 22 September 1874 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | René-Édouard Caron |
| Preceded by | Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau |
| Succeeded by | Charles Boucher de Boucherville |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 2, 1823 Sainte-Rose (Laval), Lower Canada |
| Died | April 23, 1905 (aged 81) Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Marie-Jeanne Pellant |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Gédéon Ouimet (June 2, 1823 – April 23, 1905) was a French-Canadian politician.
Born in what is today part of the city of Laval, Quebec Canada, Ouimet served as the second Premier of the province of Quebec from February 26, 1873 to September 22, 1874. He resigned as party leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec in 1874.
He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec in 1895.
He died in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec in 1905. The Quebec town of Grandmont changed its name to Saint-Gédéon in honour of Ouimet. A bridge on Highway 15 (Laurentian) was also named after him; the bridge crosses the Rivière_des_Mille_Îles. It connects the municipality of Laval to the northern shore in what is currently known as the town of Boisbriand.
See also
- Politics of Quebec
- List of Quebec general elections
- Timeline of Quebec history
- List of Presidents of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal
External links
- "Gédéon Ouimet". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2005.
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- History of the Quebec town of Saint-Gédéon (French)
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Daoust (Parti rouge) |
MLA, District of Beauharnois 1858–1861 |
Succeeded by Paul Denis (Parti bleu) |
| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
| Preceded by Provincial district created in 1867 |
MLA, District of Deux-Montagnes 1867–1876 |
Succeeded by Charles Champagne (Conservative) |
| Preceded by Pierre Boucher de la Bruère (Conservative) |
Legislative Councillor, District of Rougemont 1895–1905 |
Succeeded by François Gosselin (Liberal) |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (Conservative) |
Premier of Quebec 27 February 1873 – 22 September 1874 |
Succeeded by Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville (Conservative) |
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