Onésime Gagnon

The Hon. Onésime Gagnon
20th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
In office 1958–1961
Preceded by	Gaspard Fauteux
Succeeded by	Paul Comtois
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Matane
In office 1936–1958
Preceded by	Joseph-Arthur Bergeron
Succeeded by	Benoît Gaboury
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Dorchester
In office 1930–1935
Preceded by	Lucien Cannon
Succeeded by	Léonard-D. Tremblay
Personal details
Born	October 23, 1888(1888-10-23) Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Quebec
Died	September 30, 1961(1961-09-30) (aged 72) Bois-de-Coulonge, Sillery, Quebec
Political party	Federal: Conservative Provincial: Union nationale
Cabinet	Federal: Minister Without Portfolio (1935) Provincial: Minister of Mines, Game and Fisheries (1936) Minister of Mines and Fisheries (1936-1939) Provincial Treasurer (1944-1958)

Onésime Gagnon, PC (1888–1961) was a Canadian politician and the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Québec.

Background

He was born in Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Quebec on October 23, 1888 and was the son of Onésime Gagnon and Julie Morin. He was a Rhodes scholar and was called to the Quebec Bar in 1912. From 1942 to 1958, he was a Professor in the Faculty of Law at Université Laval.

Member of Parliament

In 1930, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Dorchester. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1935. In 1935, he was a Minister without Portfolio in the cabinet of R. B. Bennett.

Provincial Politics

Gagnon was a leadership candidate at the Conservative Party of Quebec convention, held in Sherbrooke on October 4 and 5, 1933. He was defeated by Maurice Duplessis with 28% of the delegates.

In 1936, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and became the Union Nationale Member for the riding of Matane. He was appointed Minister in the Cabinet of Maurice Duplessis, serving as Minister of Fisheries from 1936 to 1939 and as Treasurer from 1944 to 1958.

He was re-elected in 1939, 1944, 1948, 1952, and 1956.

Lieutenant governor

He resigned in 1958 to accept the office of Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec and served until his death.

Death

Gagnon died on September 30, 1961.

Refefences

• Onésime Gagnon - Parliament of Canada biography
• Assemblée nationale du Québec biography (French)

Persondata
Name	Gagnon, Onesime
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	October 23, 1888
Place of birth	Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Quebec
Date of death	September 30, 1961
Place of death	Bois-de-Coulonge, Sillery, Quebec