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Gouin (surname)
Gouin or Goüin is a French surname. The surname originates in the province of Brittany; in the Breton Celtic language, pre French or Gallic conquest of the Brittany celts, "gouin" or "gwin" means "white". Thus, it is a cognate of the Welsh surname Gwyn/Gwinn/Quinn which has the same meaning. It is widespread both in France and Canada (especially in Quebec). The diaresis appears to be an archaism, and is never, or very seldom, used by any of the current living holders of the name. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexandre Goüin (1792–1872), French banker and politician * Antoine-Némèse Gouin (1821–1899), lawyer and politician * Ernest Goüin (1815–1885), French engineer * Eugène Goüin (1818–1909, French banker and politician * Félix Gouin (1884–1977), French politician * Jean Ivan Gouin (1916–2007), Canadian businessman * Léon Mercier Gouin (1891–1983), Quebec lawyer and politician * Louis Gouin (1756–1814), Canadian politician * Lomer Gouin (186 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Goüin
Alexandre Henri Goüin (25 January 1792, in Tours – 27 May 1872) was a French banker and politician. Life Came from a banker family, he was member of the municipal council of Tours from 1820 on and president of the Tribunal and Chamber of Commerce of Tours. He was deputy for the department of Indre-et-Loire (1831-1868), president of the General councils of Indre-et-Loire (1834-), minister of Commerce and Agriculture in the government of Louis-Philippe of France (1840), Vice president of Corps législatif and Senator of the Second Empire (1868-1870). Goüin has director of ''Caisse générale du commerce et de l'industrie'' (1844-1848). He was the father of Eugène Goüin and the uncle of Ernest Goüin. See also *Hôtel Goüin *Minister of Commerce and Industry (France) *Ministry of Agriculture (France) The Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry (french: Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'agroalimentaire et de la forêt) of France is the governmental body charged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine-Némèse Gouin
Antoine-Némèse Gouin (February 25, 1821 – June 10, 1899) was a lawyer and political figure in Canada East. He represented Richelieu in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1851 to 1854. He was born Antoine Gouin in Sorel, Lower Canada, the son of Charles Gouin and Marguerite Richer-Laflèche, was educated at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe and went on to study law with Côme-Séraphin Cherrier. Gouin was admitted to the Lower Canada bar in 1844 and set up practice in Montreal, later moving to Sorel. He did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1854. In 1858, Gouin was named prothonotary for the Superior Court at Sorel as well as secretary for the circuit court of Richelieu district. He married Adèle-Catherine Penton in 1863. Gouin died in Sorel at the age of 78. His nephew Lomer Gouin Sir Jean Lomer Gouin, (March 19, 1861 – March 28, 1929) was a Canadian politician. He served as 13th premier of Quebec, as a Cabinet minister in the fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Goüin
Ernest Goüin (; 22 July 1815 in Tours – 24 March 1885 in Paris) was a French civil engineer and industrialist. In 1846 he founded Ernest Goüin & Cie. (after 1871 ''Société de Construction des Batignolles''); the company initially built locomotives, and diversified into bridge building and railway construction projects. His name is one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower. Biography Born on 20/22 July 1815, second son of Édouard Goüin, Ernest Goüin came from an established family of distinguished bankers and traders. He was educated at the Ecole Polytechnique, and had achieved the military rank of major, when in 1836 he resigned his commission and began to training in civil engineering at the École nationale des ponts et chaussées He then studied engineering in England, learning at the railway workshops there, and subsequently was responsible for monitoring the construction of locomotives for the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans at the work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Goüin
Eugène Goüin (1818 – 1909 in Paris) was a French banker and politician. Life Son of the minister Alexandre Goüin, he was member of the municipal council of Tours from 1848 and president of the Tribunal (1856–1879) and Chamber of Commerce (1858–1879) of Tours. He was mayor of Tours (1866–1875), deputy for the department of Indre-et-Loire (1871–1875) and sénateur inamovible (1875–1909). Goüin has founder and chairman of Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas (1895–1909), chairman of the Supervisory committee of Caisse des dépôts et consignations (1888–1909), vice chairman of Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, member of the board of Caisse d'Epargne, Banque de l'Indochine, ... See also *Hôtel Goüin __NOTOC__ The Hôtel Goüin is a ''hôtel particulier'' in Tours, France. History The mansion was built in the 15th century and is incorrectly considered to have been the home of Jean de Xaincoings, treasurer of the assets of Charle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix Gouin
Félix Gouin (; 4 October 1884 – 25 October 1977) was a French Socialist politician who was a member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO). Personal life Félix Gouin was born in Peypin, Bouches-du-Rhône, the son of school teachers. He studied law in Aix-en-Provence. In 1940 he was among the minority of parliamentarians refusing to grant full powers to Marshal Philippe Pétain. During the war, he was part of the central committee which reconstituted the Human Rights League and also co-founded the Brutus Network, a Socialist Resistance group. In 1946, he then succeeded Charles de Gaulle as head of the French Provisional Government. Gouin's tenure was arguably most notable for seeing the enactment of France's first ever compulsory, amply funded retirement and worker's compensation laws. In addition, both the 40-hour law and overtime pay were re-established, while the comites d'entreprise (works councils) were extended to firms with 50 workers. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Ivan Gouin
Jean Yvon (Ivan) Gouin (February 15, 1916 – November 11, 2007) was a Canadian businessman and investor. He was the founder of North American Road Ltd., which grew to be one of the largest mining, heavy construction, industrial, piling and pipeline firms in Canada. Early life Gouin was born to a Catholic family on February 15, 1916 in Vimy, Alberta, one of seven children of Rudolph and Rose Alma Gouin."Jean Yvon (Ivan) Gouin: Obituary" ''National Post''. November 11, 2007. In 1938, he worked at a grain elevator and in 1940, he purchased a general store with his sister. During , he joined the |
Léon Mercier Gouin
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 Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ..., he resigned in 1976. References * * External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Gouin
Louis Gouin (September 27, 1756 – September 1, 1814) was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Buckinghamshire in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1804. Biography Gouin was born Louis-Joseph Gouin in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec, the son of Louis Gouin and Marie-Thérèse Lanouette. Gouin was a captain in the militia, later reaching the rank of major. In 1789, he established himself as a merchant at Baie-du-Febvre, Quebec Baie-du-Febvre is a municipality in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 961. The municipality lies on the south shore of Lac Saint-Pierre, a section of the Saint L .... He also owned a mill there. Gouin did not run for reelection in 1804. He purchased the seigneury of Courval in 1804 and part of the seigneury of Saint-François in 1806. In 1809, Gouin was named a school commissioner. He was married twice: to his cousin Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomer Gouin
Sir Jean Lomer Gouin, (March 19, 1861 – March 28, 1929) was a Canadian politician. He served as 13th premier of Quebec, as a Cabinet minister in the federal government of Canada, and as the 15th lieutenant governor of Quebec. Biography He was born in Grondines, Quebec to Dr. Joseph-Nérée Gouin, a doctor and Séraphine Fugère. On May 24, 1888, he married Éliza Mercier, daughter of Honoré Mercier. Their son, Paul Gouin, later led the Action libérale nationale party. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1897 in Montréal division no. 2, and was re-elected in 1900 and 1904. In the 1908 election he ran in both Portneuf and Montréal no. 2, and was elected in the former and defeated in the latter. In 1912 he won election in both Portneuf and Saint-Jean; he elected to resign the Saint-Jean seat. He was re-elected in Portneuf in 1916 and 1919. In 1920, he was named to the Legislative Council of Quebec but resigned in 1921 without ever havi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Gouin
Paul Gouin (May 20, 1898 – December 4, 1976) was a politician in Quebec, Canada, was the son of Lomer Gouin and the grandson of Honoré Mercier. Life and career He was born in Montreal, Quebec to Lomer Gouin and Éliza Mercier. He fought in World War I as a tank commander, studied at Université Laval, and was admitted to the bar of Quebec in 1920. Dissatisfied with the direction of the Quebec Liberal Party, he helped found the Action libérale nationale party on June 6, 1934. He soon formed an alliance with Maurice Duplessis's Quebec Conservative Party to contest the 1935 provincial election. Gouin withdrew his support from Duplessis on June 18, 1936, but most members of the ALN caucus sided with Duplessis and joined with his Conservative caucus, which formally merged into the Union Nationale party, which not long afterwards won the 1936 election. He re-formed the Action libérale nationale and became its leader on July 24, 1938. However, the ALN did poorly in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |