Charles-Antoine-Ernest Gagnon
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Charles-Antoine-Ernest Gagnon (December 4, 1846 – June 11, 1901) was a notary
, author and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Kamouraska
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1878 to 1890 as a Liberal.
He was born in Rivière-Ouelle
, Canada East
, the son of Antoine Gagnon and Julie-Adèle Pelletier, who was the sister of Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier. He was educated at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and was licensed as a notary in 1869, setting up practice at Rivière-Ouelle and later at Quebec City
. Gagnon also served as secretary-treasurer for the municipality and for the school board. Gagnon married Marie-Malvina Gagnon in 1870. He helped found the Quebec City newspaper L’Électeur in 1880. Gagnon also served on the editorial committee for Nouvelles Soirées canadiennes and La Kermesse. His election in 1881 was overturned in 1883 but he won the subsequent by-election. He served in the provincial cabinet as provincial secretary and registrar from 1887 to 1890. Gagnon was sheriff for Quebec district from 1890 to 1901. He contributed to the Bibliothèque internationale de l’Alliance scientifique universelle. He was president of the Quebec Board of Notaries from 1885 to 1890. Gagnon died in Quebec City at the age of 54 and was buried in Rivière-Ouelle.
Civil law notary
Civil-law notaries, or Latin notaries, are lawyers of noncontentious private civil law who draft, take, and record legal instruments for private parties, provide legal advice and give attendance in person, and are vested as public officers with the authentication power of the State...
, author and political figure in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Kamouraska
Kamouraska (provincial electoral district)
Kamouraska was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Situated in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in Eastern Quebec, it was formed in 1867 and was merged in 1973 with Témiscouata to form Kamouraska-Témiscouata...
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
from 1878 to 1890 as a Liberal.
He was born in Rivière-Ouelle
Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec
Rivière-Ouelle is a town located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is located on the Saint Lawrence River; the Ouelle River flows through the town...
, Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
, the son of Antoine Gagnon and Julie-Adèle Pelletier, who was the sister of Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier. He was educated at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and was licensed as a notary in 1869, setting up practice at Rivière-Ouelle and later at Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
. Gagnon also served as secretary-treasurer for the municipality and for the school board. Gagnon married Marie-Malvina Gagnon in 1870. He helped found the Quebec City newspaper L’Électeur in 1880. Gagnon also served on the editorial committee for Nouvelles Soirées canadiennes and La Kermesse. His election in 1881 was overturned in 1883 but he won the subsequent by-election. He served in the provincial cabinet as provincial secretary and registrar from 1887 to 1890. Gagnon was sheriff for Quebec district from 1890 to 1901. He contributed to the Bibliothèque internationale de l’Alliance scientifique universelle. He was president of the Quebec Board of Notaries from 1885 to 1890. Gagnon died in Quebec City at the age of 54 and was buried in Rivière-Ouelle.