Gordon Lavergne (April 6, 1911 – March 21, 1970) was an

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political figure. He represented Russell in the

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as a Progressive Conservative from 1954 to 1963.

Background

He was born in Eastview, the son of Henry Lavergne. In 1935, he married Yvonne Goulet and they had four children. Lavergne was a merchant.

Politics

He served as

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of Eastview (the name of

Vanier, Ontario Vanier, formerly Eastview, is a neighbourhood in the Rideau-Vanier Ward of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's east end. Historically francophone and working class, the neighbourhood was a separate city until being amalgamated into Ottawa in 2001. It no lon ...

prior to 1969) from 1948 to 1960. He was elected to the Ontario assembly in a 1954 by-election held after the death of

Joseph Daniel Nault Joseph Daniel Nault (August 19, 1888 – March 18, 1954) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Russell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative from 1948 to 1954. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario O ...

. He was defeated for the PC nomination for the 1963 general election by

Bert Lawrence Albert Benjamin Rutter "Bert" Lawrence MC (March 31, 1923 – March 28, 2007) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1974 who represented the ridings ...

, and Lavergne retired from politics after failing to get elected as an Independent Progressive Conservative. He died of an apparent heart attack in 1970.

References

* ''Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell'', L. Brault (1963) * Normandin, Pierre G., ed. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa, Normandin(1963) * Paquette, Léo. Vanier (Eastview) au temps des maires G.H.A. Collins 1928-1929-1930, David Langelier 1931–32. Ville de Vanier, 2001. * Quesnel, Albert. Nécrologies des pierres tombales du cimetière Notre-Dame d’Ottawa. Vanier, Les Éditions Quesnel de Fomblanche,1981-, Volume 7. * Sylvestre, Paul-François. Nos parlementaires. Ottawa, Les Éditions l’Interligne, second Edition, 1987. * The Ottawa Citizen, 5 December 1950, page 19.

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* 1911 births 1970 deaths Franco-Ontarian people Mayors of Eastview and Vanier Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs {{Ontario-mayor-stub