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Jean Alfred Gagné

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Preceded by
  
Ernest Cimon

Died
  
August 8, 1910

Political party
  
Conservative

Succeeded by
  
Paul Couture

Name
  
Jean Gagne

Resigned
  
1887

Role
  
Political figure


Jean Alfred Gagne

Born
  
April 17, 1842 Murray Bay, Canada East (
1842-04-17
)

Party
  
Conservative Party of Canada

Jean-Alfred Gagné (April 17, 1842 – August 8, 1910) was a lawyer, merchant, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chicoutimi—Saguenay in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1887 as a Conservative member.

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He was born in La Malbaie, Canada East, the son of Jean Gagné and Christine Blackburn and was educated at the Seminaire de Québec. Gagné was called to the Lower Canada bar in 1864 and set up practice in Chicoutimi. In 1864, he married Marie Emilie Louise Guay, the sister of Joseph-Dominique Guay. Gagné was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1872 and 1878 federal elections. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1887. In 1889, he was named a judge in the Quebec Superior Court for Chicoutimi district. He died in Quebec City at the age of 68.

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