George-Auguste Gigault (November 23, 1845 – April 25, 1915) was a notary, civil servant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Rouville in the House of Commons of Canada from 1878 to 1891 as a Conservative and then independent Conservative member. His first name also appears as Georges-Auguste.
George-Auguste Gigault Source: Library and Archives Canada
He was born in Saint-Mathias, Canada East, the son of Pierre Gigault and Marguerite Wait, and was educated at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. Gigault went on to study law in Montreal and was licensed to practise as a notary in 1867. He practised in Saint-Césaire and later in Sainte-Foy. In 1870, he married Isabella Dillon. Gigault was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1874. He served as mayor of St-Césaire from 1875 to 1878. He also served as postmaster. Opposed to the execution of Louis Riel, he declared himself a Nationalist Conservative in 1885 and ran as an independent Conservative in 1887. Gigault was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1891. In 1892, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Rouville seat in the Quebec legislative assembly. Later that year, he was named assistant commissioner in the Quebec Department of Agriculture and Colonization. In 1897, after the department was split, he became assistant commissioner in the Department of Agriculture. He died on his farm in Sainte-Foy at the age of 69.
george, auguste, gigault, november, 1845, april, 1915, notary, civil, servant, political, figure, quebec, represented, rouville, house, commons, canada, from, 1878, 1891, conservative, then, independent, conservative, member, first, name, also, appears, george. George Auguste Gigault November 23 1845 April 25 1915 was a notary civil servant and political figure in Quebec He represented Rouville in the House of Commons of Canada from 1878 to 1891 as a Conservative and then independent Conservative member His first name also appears as Georges Auguste George Auguste Gigault Source Library and Archives CanadaHe was born in Saint Mathias Canada East the son of Pierre Gigault and Marguerite Wait and was educated at the Seminaire de Saint Hyacinthe Gigault went on to study law in Montreal and was licensed to practise as a notary in 1867 He practised in Saint Cesaire and later in Sainte Foy In 1870 he married Isabella Dillon Gigault was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1874 He served as mayor of St Cesaire from 1875 to 1878 He also served as postmaster Opposed to the execution of Louis Riel he declared himself a Nationalist Conservative in 1885 and ran as an independent Conservative in 1887 Gigault was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1891 In 1892 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Rouville seat in the Quebec legislative assembly Later that year he was named assistant commissioner in the Quebec Department of Agriculture and Colonization In 1897 after the department was split he became assistant commissioner in the Department of Agriculture He died on his farm in Sainte Foy at the age of 69 Electoral record editThis template does not cite any sources Please help improve this template by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources George Auguste Gigault news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message vte1874 Canadian federal election RouvilleParty Candidate VotesLiberal Guillaume Cheval dit St Jacques 812Conservative George Auguste Gigault 73vte1878 Canadian federal election RouvilleParty Candidate VotesConservative George Auguste Gigault 1 073Liberal Guillaume Cheval dit St Jacques 1 038vte1882 Canadian federal election RouvilleParty Candidate VotesConservative George Auguste Gigault 1 199Unknown Ed Lareau 1 045vte1887 Canadian federal election RouvilleParty Candidate VotesConservative George Auguste Gigault acclaimedvte1891 Canadian federal election RouvilleParty Candidate VotesLiberal Louis Philippe Brodeur 1 289Conservative George Auguste Gigault 1 220References editVallieres Marc 1998 George Auguste Gigault Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Retrieved 22 February 2009 George Auguste Gigault Parliament of Canada biography nbsp This article about a Quebec Member of Parliament from the Conservative Party of Canada 1867 1942 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a mayor in Quebec is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Auguste Gigault amp oldid 1171049637, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
