Hector Authier
Hector Authier (November 4, 1881 – April 14, 1971) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and news reporter/announcer.
Hector Authier | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Chapleau | |
| In office 1940–1945 | |
| Preceded by | François Blais |
| Succeeded by | David Gourd |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Abitibi | |
| In office 1923–1936 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Édouard Perrault |
| Succeeded by | Émile Lesage |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 4, 1881 Ange-Gardien, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | April 14, 1971 (aged 89) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | lawyer, news reporter/announcer |
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 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 House of Commons of Canada in 1940 as a Member of the Liberal Party representing the riding of Chapleau.[2]
Death
He died on April 14, 1971, in Montreal.
The municipalities of Authier and Authier-Nord are named after him.
Footnotes
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Hector Authier – Parliament of Canada biography