Gaspard Pacaud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada
About Gaspard Pacaud
- Gaspard Pacaud (June 24, 1859 – August 28, 1928) was a Canadian journalist and political figure in Ontario.
- He represented Essex North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal member. He was born Jean-Baptiste-Napoléon-Gaspard Pacaud in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Canada East in 1859, the son of Philippe-Napoléon Pacaud, a notary and Patriote.
- He studied in Montreal and at the seminaries at Nicolet and Trois-Rivières.
- Pacaud began the study of law but then chose journalism as a career.
- With his brother Aurèle, he established a French language newspaper, Le Progrès, in Windsor in 1881.
- In 1890, Pacaud married Annie F.
- McEwan.
- He was defeated by Solomon White when he ran for reelection in 1890, after the Liberal vote was split between Pacaud and Francis Cleary, the candidate chosen by the riding association.
- Following his defeat, he became a notary public, also continuing as newspaper editor until he was appointed license inspector for hotels for the region in 1892.
- Le Progrès continued to be published until 1902.
- Pacaud died in Windsor in 1928. His brother Ernest was a newspaper publisher involved in Quebec politics.
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