Gustave Roy

Who is Gustave Roy?

Gustave Roy was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born in Cap-Chat, Quebec, he was a physician and surgeon by career.

The son of Gustave Roy and Vitaline Côté, Roy was educated at Rimouski Seminary, then at Université Laval where he received his medical degree. He set up practise in Mont-Laurier. Roy was also president and director for L'Écho de la Lièvre.

In 1937, a lumberman whose leg had been fractured was dissatisfied with Roy's treatment and attempted to shoot the doctor; his gun failed to discharge and the dissatisfied client was arrested.

He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1952. He was first elected at the Labelle riding in the 1953 general election, unseating Progressive Conservative party incumbent Henri Courtemanche. After serving his only term, the 22nd Canadian Parliament, Roy was defeated by Courtemanche in the 1957 election. He died in Mont-Laurier in 1982.