About Gédéon Ouimet
Lived 1823 – 1905 (aged 81). Gédéon Ouimet was a Canadian politician and lawyer.
Gédéon Ouimet (June 2, 1823 – April 23, 1905) was a French-Canadian politician.
Born in what is today part of the city of Laval, Quebec Canada, Ouimet served as the second premier of Quebec from February 26, 1873 to September 22, 1874. He resigned as party leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec in 1874 because of the Tanneries scandal which implicated the government of Quebec.
He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec in 1895.
He died in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec in 1905.
The Quebec town of Grandmont changed its name to Saint-Gédéon in honour of Ouimet. A bridge on Highway 15 (Laurentian) was also named after him; the bridge crosses the Rivière des Mille Îles. It connects the municipality of Laval to the northern shore in what is now known as the town of Boisbriand.
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Who was Gédéon Ouimet?
Canadian politician (1823-1905)
When was Gédéon Ouimet born?
Gédéon Ouimet was born on 2 June 1823 in Laval.
When did Gédéon Ouimet die?
Gédéon Ouimet died on 23 April 1905 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire.
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Gédéon Ouimet was a politician and lawyer.
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Gédéon Ouimet was Canadian.
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