Gédéon Rochon
Gédéon Rochon (1877 – February 11, 1917) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Terrebonne in the House of Commons of Canada from 1915 to 1917 as a Conservative.[1]
He was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, the son of David Rochon and Célina Nantel, and was educated at the Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse and the Université Laval. Rochon was called to the Quebec bar in 1902 and practised law at Saint-Jérôme. In 1909, he married Victorine Prévost. He was elected to the House of Commons in a 1915 by-election held[2] after his uncle Wilfrid Bruno Nantel[3] was named Railway Commissioner. Rochon died in office in Saint-Jérôme at the age of 40.[2]
Another uncle Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel also served in the House of Commons.[3]
| Canadian federal by-election, 8 February 1915 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | Gédéon Rochon | 2,193 | 53.6 | |||||
| Unknown | Joseph-Alphonse Beaulieu | 1,895 | 46.4 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,088 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Called upon Mr. Nantel being appointed Railway Commissioner, 20 October 1914. | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Gédéon Rochon – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ a b Laurin, Serge (1999). Rouge, bleu : la saga des Prévost et des Nantel: chronique d'un siècle d'histoire politique dans la région des Laurentides (in French). Presses Université Laval. pp. 37–38. ISBN 2-7637-7671-X.
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