Gédéon Larocque (December 21, 1831 – October 23, 1903) was a physician and political figure in

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. He represented Chambly in the

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from 1871 to 1875 as a Liberal member.

Background and early career

He was born in Chambly,

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, the son of Édouard Larocque and Louise Daigneau. Larocque was educated at the Collège de Chambly, the Collège de Saint-Hyacinthe and the School of Medicine and Surgery at

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. He qualified to practise medicine in 1855 and set up practice in

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. Larocque also taught music and owned a farm at Beaumont. He was married three times: to Félicité Thibault in 1856, to Rosalie-Christine Brauners in 1870 and to Azilda Davignon in 1874.

Mayor of Longueuil and other activities

He was mayor of

from 1862 to 1870 and was warden of Chambly County for four years. He was an agent for the Northern Railway. Larocque was sergeant-at-arms for the legislative assembly from 1875 to 1902. In 1883, the Quebec Parliament buildings were nearly destroyed in a fire. The mace of the legislative council and the black rod were both destroyed in the blaze. Larocque, half-dressed, ran into the burning building and saved the mace of the legislative assembly.

Publications

He wrote several instructional booklets on subjects related to agriculture including
Culture et préparation du tabac
' in 1881 and ''Manuel des engrais'', published in 1904.

Death

He died in Montreal at the age of 71 and was buried at Longueuil.

References

Bibliography

* 1831 births 1903 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Mayors of Longueuil 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec 19th-century mayors of places in Quebec {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub