Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron Explained

Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron
Constituency Mp:Beauharnois
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Michael Cayley
Successor:George di Madeiros Loy
Term Start:1879
Term End:1900
Predecessor2:George di Madeiros Loy
Successor2:Louis-Joseph Papineau
Term Start2:1904
Term End2:1908
Birth Date:13 October 1854
Birth Place:Rigaud, Canada East
Party:Conservative
Portfolio:Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons (1891-1896)

Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron (October 13, 1854  - January 22, 1917) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Rigaud, Canada East, the son of T. R. Bergeron and Leocadie Caroline Delphine Coursol, Bergeron was educated at the Jesuits' College, Montreal and took a commercial course at the Montreal Business College, where he obtained a diploma. In March 1877, he received a B.C.L. from McGill University. He was called to the Quebec Bar in July 1877.

Bergeron was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Beauharnois in January 1879 after the death of the sitting member, Michael Cayley. A Conservative, he was acclaimed at the general elections held in 1882 and re-elected in 1887, 1891, and 1896. He was defeated in 1900 but was re-elected again in 1904 before losing in 1908. From 1891 to 1896, he was the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons.[1]

Electoral record

|-|Conservative|Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron|align="right"|776|Unknown|L. A. Seers|align="right"| 763|Unknown|J. B. C. St. Amour|align="right"|28|-|Liberal|George di Madeiros Loy|align="right"|1,822|Conservative|Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron|align="right"|1,663

Notes and References

  1. Book: Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896. 1898. 2007-05-01 . Lovell. Montreal. 106.