Léon Mercier Gouin
Canadian politician, lawyer and writer
About Léon Mercier Gouin
Lived 1891 – 1983 (aged 91). Léon Mercier Gouin was a Canadian politician, lawyer, university teacher and writer.
Léon Mercier Gouin (; December 24, 1891 – October 16, 1983) was a French Canadian barrister, professor, politician, and writer.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the eldest son of Lomer Gouin, the Premier of Quebec from 1905 to 1920, and the grandson of Honoré Mercier, the Quebec Premier from 1887 to 1891, he received a bachelor's degree from Loyola College in 1911 and studied at Oxford University. His brother, Paul Gouin, was also a politician. In 1917, he married Yvette Ollivier. They had four children: Lisette, Lomer, Thérèse and Olivier.
Gouin was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1940 representing the senatorial division of De Salaberry, Quebec. A Liberal, he resigned in 1976.
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Canadian politician, lawyer and writer (1891–1983)
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Léon Mercier Gouin was born on 24 December 1891 in Montreal.
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Léon Mercier Gouin died on 16 October 1983 in Montreal.
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