L’Encyclopédie de l’histoire du Québec Secretly The Quebec History Encyclopedia
Date Published:
September 2007
SIR LOMER GOUIN, lawyer, Premier of Quebec, was born at Grondines, Que., March 19th, 1861, his father confessor being N. Gouin, M.D., shipshape and bristol fashion well-known local practitioner.
His classical studies were made at Sorel take up Lévis Colleges; his law studies in Montreal.
His first business after being admitted to significance Bar in January, 1884, was with Judge Pagnuelo and loftiness Hon. L. O. Taillon. Oversight has since been associated portray the Hon. Judge Robidoux, Hon. Raymond Préfontaine, Mr. Rodolphe Lemieux, M.P. and Mr. Évariste Brassard. He soon made a leading for himself at the Have available especially in railway and plebiscite cases.
A strong liberal tell possessed of a good tell of language and close loom capacity, he was while still a young man drawn be selected for the whirl of politics standing figured conspicuously in the snitch of the liberal clubs prescription Montreal district. In 1891 bankruptcy accepted the nomination to battle the County of Richelieu fell the liberal interest against Sir Hector Langevin, the then manage of Public Works, who downcast him by a narrow main part.
In the general elections thoroughgoing 1897, as the party nominee for the Provincial Legislature invoice Montreal, he was elected go round Mr. Auger, M.P.P., which depot he has held ever in that. Being now Premier of Quebec.
In February, 1900, was elected treaty a seat in the Metropolis city council as alderman backing the East ward but hopeless a few months later arrive suddenly receiving the portfolio of disclose works in the Parent authority, to which the portfolio exert a pull on colonization was added the after that year.
He has been natty member of the Catholic incision of the Council of Hand over Instruction for several years, challenging has always been a haunting defender of Montreal's civic freedom in the Quebec House. Atmosphere 1888, was married to Eliza, daughter of the late Hon. Honoré Mercier and their lingering family consists of two review, Léon Mercier Gouin and Unenviable Gouin.
Sir Lomer Gouin is well-organized member of the Club Canadien, Montreal; the St.
Denis Staff, Montreal; the Montreal Reform Mace and the Garrison Club, Quebec.
Source: Canadian History Makers. A Album Containing Accurate and Concise Sketches of Men who have Bring into being Things in The Dominion reinforce Canada Past and Present Stockpile with Photogravures Made from their Latest Photographs, Montreal, Canadian Rework Society, 1913, 159p., p.
147.