Clovis Gagnon Explained

Clovis Gagnon
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Matapédia
Predecessor1:Philippe Cossette
Successor1:Bona Arsenault
Term Start1:July 9, 1953
Term End1:July 6, 1960
Birth Date:6 January 1926
Birth Place:Le Bic, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Party:Union Nationale
Residence:Sayabec, Quebec
Alma Mater:Université Laval
Profession:Lawyer

Clovis Gagnon (January 6, 1926  - June 22, 2022) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.

Gagnon was born in Le Bic, Quebec in 1926, one of seven children born to Émile Gagnon and Blanche Roy.[1] His father was a notary. He attended Séminaire de Rimouski from 1939 to 1947, then Université Laval from 1946 to 1950 where he earned a law degree.[2] Gagnon was a Union Nationale member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Matapédia from 1953 to 1960, having first been elected in a by-election following the death of Philippe Cossette in a motor vehicle accident. Gagnon was the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Lands and Forests in 1960, and deputy whip in 1955. He served until his defeat by Bona Arsenault in the 1960 election, and also ran unsuccessfully in 1962.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EmileGagnon . Faculty.marianopolis.edu . 2022-05-03.
  2. Web site: Clovis Gagnon - National Assembly of Québec . Assnat.qc.ca . 1956-06-20 . 2022-05-03.