Gédéon Ouimet
Politician
1823 – 1905
Who was Gédéon Ouimet?
Gédéon Ouimet was a French-Canadian politician.
Born in what is today part of the city of Laval, Quebec Canada, Ouimet served as the second Premier of the province of Quebec from February 26, 1873 to September 22, 1874. He resigned as party leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec in 1874.
He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec in 1895.
He died in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec in 1905. The Quebec town of Grandmont changed its name to Saint-Gédéon in honour of Ouimet. A bridge was also named after him that is crossing the Mille Iles river over Laurentian Highway 15. It connects the municipality of Laval to the northern shore in what is currently known as the town of Boisbriand.
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- Born
- Jun 2, 1823
Laval - Also known as
- Gedeon Ouimet
- Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Canada
- Lived in
- Laval
- Died
- Apr 23, 1905
Mont-Saint-Hilaire
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on July 23, 2013
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