Charles Gérin-Lajoie (1824–1895) was a

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businessman and political figure. He represented Saint-Maurice in the

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as a

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member from 1874 to 1878.

Biography

He was born André-Charles Gérin-Lajoie at

Yamachiche Yamachiche () is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Etymology The name Yamachiche was first used to identify the Little Yamachiche River (''Petite rivière Yamachiche'') which runs through the town. It came ...

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on 28 December 1824, to André Gérin and Ursule Caron, daughter of

Charles Caron Charles Caron (January 3, 1768 – January 30, 1853) was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He signed his name Charle Caront. He was born Charles-François Caron in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies in 1768. Caron began farming on land purc ...

. He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. He owned mills and a factory at Yamachiche. In 1863, Gérin-Lajoie was elected to the

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for Saint-Maurice as a member of the

Parti rouge The Red Party (french: Parti rouge, or french: Parti démocratique) was a political group that contested elections in the Eastern section of the Province of Canada. It was formed around 1847 by radical French-Canadians inspired by the ideas of L ...

. He opposed

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, but was elected to the federal parliament in 1874 running as a Liberal. In 1878, he was named superintendent of Public Works for Saint-Maurice and he served in that function until his death at

Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...

on 6 November 1895.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerin-Lajoie, Charles Charles Gerin-Lajoie Caron family 1824 births 1895 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East People from Mauricie