Roméo Gagné
Roméo Gagné (September 15, 1905 – August 2, 1959) was a Canadian politician and a two-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.[1]
Roméo Gagné | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Rivière-du-Loup | |
| In office 1948–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Léon Casgrain |
| Succeeded by | Alphonse Couturier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 15, 1905 Mont-Joli, Quebec |
| Died | August 2, 1959 (aged 53) Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec |
| Political party | Union Nationale |
Background
He was born on September 15, 1905, in Mont-Joli, Bas-Saint-Laurent.
City Councillor
Gagné was a city councillor in Rivière-du-Loup from 1945 to 1951.
Member of the legislature
He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1944 and 1948 elections against Liberal incumbent Léon Casgrain in the district of Rivière-du-Loup. He lost the first time, but was successful on his second attempt.
Gagné was re-elected in the 1952 election, but did not run for re-election in the 1956 election.
Death
Casgrain died on August 2, 1959.
References
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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