Gaston Clermont Explained

Gaston Clermont
Birth Date:5 December 1913
Birth Place:Chomedey, Quebec
Death Place:Ottawa, Ontario[1]
Riding1:Labelle
Term Start1:October 1960
Term End1:April 1963
Predecessor1:Henri Courtemanche
Successor1:Gérard Girouard
Term Start2:November 1965
Term End2:June 1968
Predecessor2:Gérard Girouard
Successor2:Léo Cadieux
Riding3:Gatineau
Term Start3:June 1968
Term End3:March 1979
Predecessor3:Joseph Isabelle
Successor3:René Cousineau
Profession:Businessman, executive, manager
Party:Liberal

Gaston Clermont (5 December 1913 – 12 January 2005) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada and a Canadian businessman.

Clermont was born in Chomedey, Quebec (now Laval, Quebec). He is the son of Romain Clermont and Dina Hotte. Clermont was educated in Montreal and entered business at Thurso. In 1946, he married Marie-Blanche Boulerice.[2]

He was first elected at the Labelle riding in a 31 October 1960 by-election and served for the latter portion of the 24th Canadian Parliament. He remained a Member of Parliament there until 1968, except for a one-term defeat in the 1963 federal election by the Social Credit party's Gérard Girouard.

For the 1968 federal election, Clermont switched to the Gatineau riding and was elected there for three terms. He left national office after completing his term in 1979 with the 30th Parliament.

Notes and References

  1. News: Obituaries . . 2008-08-02 . 15 January 2005 .
  2. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.