Preceded by Maurice Halle Name Henri Gosselin Died January 27, 1952 | Preceded by Francois A. Pouliot Spouse Alda Beaudry | |
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Full Name Henri A. Gosselin Born 6 December 1888
Lee, Massachusetts, United States ( 1888-12-06 ) Profession farmer, telegrapher, train dispatcher | ||
Succeeded by Joseph-Leon Deslieres Succeeded by Jean-Jacques Bertrand Political party Liberal Party of Canada | ||
Henri A. Gosselin (6 December 1888 – 27 January 1952) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Lee, Massachusetts, United States and moved to Canada in 1896. He became a farmer, telegrapher and train dispatcher by career.
Gosselin studied at Lawrenceville and at Sherbrooke College in Quebec. From 1924 to 1927, he was a municipal councillor for Farnham, Quebec and was mayor of Lawrenceville in 1927. He was Farnham's mayor from 1932 to 1938.
In the 1939 Quebec election, Gosselin was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the Missisquoi riding as a Quebec Liberal Party member, and re-elected for a second term there in 1944. He was defeated in the 1948 election by Jean-Jacques Bertrand of the Union Nationale party.
Gosselin was first elected to federal Parliament at the Brome—Missisquoi riding in the 1949 election. Before completing his first federal term, the 21st Canadian Parliament, Gosselin died on 27 January 1952.