Gédéon Ouimet
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In office 27 February 1873 – 22 September 1874 |
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Preceded by | Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau |
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Succeeded by | Charles Boucher de Boucherville |
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Born | June 2, 1823 Sainte-Rose (Laval), Lower Canada |
Died | April 23 1905 (aged 81) Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | 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 Conservative Premier of the province of Quebec from February 26, 1873 to September 22, 1874. He resigned as party leader of the Quebec Conservatives in 1874. He died in Saint Hilaire de Dorset, Quebec in 1905. The Quebec town Saint-Gedeon chaged its name from Grandmont in honor of Ouimet.
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- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- National Assembly biography (French)
- History of the Quebec town of Saint-Gedeon (French)
Preceded by Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau |
Premier of Quebec 27 February 1873 – 22 September 1874 |
Succeeded by Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville |
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