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Joseph Aubin Doiron, (June 10, 1922 – January 29, 1995) was the 22nd
Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island The lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island () is the viceregal representative in Prince Edward Island of the , who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as th ...
from 1980 to 1985, becoming the province's second
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to hold this position. Doiron was born in
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in 1922. Following his early education in local schools, he went on to receive his
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from Sainte-Anne's College in
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and his D.D.S from the
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in 1951. He was married to Rose Bernice Gallant of Duvar, PEI, and together they had seven children. Before his appointment as Lieutenant-Governor, Doiron practiced dentistry in Summerside. Aubin Doiron was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island on January 14, 1980. Doiron had always been active in Acadian affairs, and was the founding President and Chairman of the Acadian Mardi Gras Association, as well as a charter member and President of the Acadian Museum Association in
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. He was also a past President of the Dental Association of Prince Edward Island and a representative on the Board of Governors of the Canadian Dental Association. Doiron was also a member of the Greater Summerside and Area Chamber of Commerce and a past director of the Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation. In 1994, he was made a Member of the
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. Joseph Aubin Doiron died at the age of 72 in 1995.


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Government of Prince Edward Island, Canada biography
1922 births 1995 deaths Lieutenant Governors of Prince Edward Island Members of the Order of Canada People from Queens County, Prince Edward Island People from Summerside, Prince Edward Island Université de Montréal alumni {{Canada-viceroy-stub