- Gustave Benjamin Boyer
Gustave Benjamin Boyer (
November 29 ,1871 –December 2 ,1927 ) was a Canadian journalist and politician.Born in
Saint-Laurent, Quebec , the son of Benjamin Boyer and Angeline Latour, Boyer educated at the College of St. Laurent. He was official lecturer on agriculture in the Province of Quebec and contributed on agricultural questions for the "La Patrie" and "Le Canada". He was first elected to theCanadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Vaudreuil in the general elections of 1904. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908, 1911, 1917, and 1921. In 1922, he was called to theSenate of Canada representing thesenatorial division of Rigaud, Quebec on the advice of Prime MinisterMackenzie King . He served until his death in 1927. He was also mayor ofRigaud, Quebec in 1907, 1913-1916, and 1918-1919.References
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