Gédéon Ouimet (June 2, 1823 – April 23, 1905) was a
French-Canadian
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politician.
Born in what is today part of the city of
Laval, Quebec
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Canada, Ouimet served as the second
premier of Quebec
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from February 26, 1873 to September 22, 1874. He resigned as party leader of the
Conservative Party of Quebec
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in 1874 because of the
Tanneries scandal The Tanneries scandal was a scandal implicating the government of the Province of Quebec, which led to the resignation of Conservative Party of Quebec (historical), Conservative premier, Gédéon Ouimet, in September 1874.
On July 16, 1874, the ''M ...
which implicated the government of Quebec.
He was appointed to the
Legislative Council of Quebec
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in 1895.
He died in
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
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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
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It divides Île Jésus (the city of Laval) from the North Shore, th ...
. It connects the municipality of Laval to the northern shore in what is now known as the town of Boisbriand.
See also
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Politics of Quebec
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List of Quebec general elections
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Timeline of Quebec history
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History of the Quebec town of Saint-Gédéon
1823 births
French Quebecers
Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East
People from Laval, Quebec
Presidents of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal
Premiers of Quebec
Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs
Conservative Party of Quebec MLCs
Quebec political party leaders
1905 deaths
Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
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