Jean-Alfred Gagné (April 17, 1842 – August 8, 1910) was a lawyer, merchant, judge and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1882 to 1887 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of Jean Gagné and Christine Blackburn''Les avocats de la région de Québec'' (1936)
Roy, PG and was educated at the Seminaire de Québec. Gagné was called to the Lower Canada bar in 1864 and set up practice in

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. In 1864, he married Marie Emilie Louise Guay, the sister of Joseph-Dominique Guay. Gagné was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1872 and 1878 federal elections. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1887. In 1889, he was named a judge in the

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for Chicoutimi district. He died in

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at the age of 68.

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* * * 1842 births 1910 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Judges in Quebec People from La Malbaie 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Université Laval alumni {{Conservative18671942-Quebec-MP-stub