Political party Liberal Education Loyola College Name Leon Gouin Party Liberal Party of Canada | Role Canadian Politician Died October 16, 1983 Resigned 1976 | |
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Appointed by William Lyon Mackenzie King Preceded by Guillaume-Andre Fauteux Born December 24, 1891
Montreal, Quebec ( 1891-12-24 ) Relations Lomer Gouin, father
Honore Mercier, grandfather
Paul Gouin, brother | ||
Succeeded by Yvette Boucher Rousseau | ||
Léon Mercier Gouin (December 24, 1891 – October 16, 1983) was a French Canadian author, barrister, professor, and politician.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the eldest son of Lomer Gouin, the Premier of Quebec from 1905 to 1920, and the grandson of Honoré Mercier, the Quebec Premier from 1887 to 1891, he received a Bachelor's degree from Loyola College in 1911 and studied at Oxford University. His brother, Paul Gouin, was also a politician. In 1917, he married Yvette Ollivier. They had four children: Lisette, Lomer, Thérèse and Olivier.
He was summoned to the Canadian Senate in 1940 representing the senatorial division of De Salaberry, Quebec. A Liberal, he resigned in 1976.
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