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About Adolphe Gagnon
- Adolphe Gagnon (May 20, 1810 – August 28, 1885) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec.
- He represented Charlevoix in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1861 to 1866 and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1875 as a Liberal member. He was born in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, the son of Louis-Joseph Gagnon and Marguerite Durette,(a.k.a.
- Marguerite Durette dit Rochefort).
- Gagnon was a justice of the peace and a lieutenant in the militia for Charlevoix County.
- He served as mayor of the parish of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul from 1845 to 1857 and as county warden.
- Gagnon was married twice: to Ursule Garneau in 1833 and to Adelphine Huot in 1855.
- He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Legislative Council in 1856 and 1857.
- In 1867, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons.
- Gagnon died in the parish of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul at the age of 75. His daughter Justine married Henry Simard who later served in the House of Commons.
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