Philippe Gagnon Explained

Philippe Gagnon
Birth Date:9 May 1909
Birth Place:Bégon, Quebec
Death Place:Saint-Michel-du-Squatec, Quebec
Spouse:Therese Beaulieu
(m. 24 Jul 1935)[1]
Riding:Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata
Term Start:September 1962
Term End:April 1963
Predecessor:Antoine Fréchette
Successor:Rosaire Gendron
Profession:agent, farmer, salesman
Party:Social Credit

Louis-Philippe Gagnon (9 May 1909 – 19 September 2001) was a Social Credit party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in St-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec, he was an agent, farmer and salesman by career.

He was first elected at the Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata riding in the 1962 general election. After serving only one short term, the 25th Parliament, Gagnon was defeated in the 1963 federal election by Rosaire Gendron of the Liberal party. Gagnon attempted to unseat Gendron in the 1968 and 1972 elections but was unsuccessful on those occasions. He died in 2001.[2]

References

  1. Web site: The Canadian directory of Parliament, 1867–1967 – Public Archives of Canada, J. Keith Johnson – Google Books . Google Books. 2012-10-14. Canada . Public Archives of . 1968 .
  2. Quebec Death Cards at genealogiequebec.com