- Joseph Gaudet
Joseph Gaudet (
May 10 1818 –August 4 1882 ) was aQuebec farmer and political figure. He represented Nicolet in theCanadian House of Commons as a Conservative Party of Canada member from 1867 to 1877. He represented Nicolet in theLegislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871.He was born Joseph Godet in Gentilly,
Lower Canada in 1818 and became a farmer in that region. He was elected to theLegislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Nicolet in 1858; he was reelected in 1861 and 1863 as a member of theparti bleu . In 1867, he was elected to both the federal and provincial parliaments. He supported the "Programme catholique", an election manifesto developed in 1871 with the support of bishopIgnace Bourget and MonsignorLouis-François Laflèche , which led to his support by the Catholic clergy inQuebec . In 1877, he was named to theLegislative Council of Quebec for Kennebec division and he served until his death in Gentilly in 1882.His son Athanese also later represented Nicolet in the House of Commons.
External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=5531 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/g-i/gaudj.htm Biography from Assemblée nationale du Québec] fr icon
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