Louis Honoré Gosselin
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Louis Honoré Gosselin was a merchant and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Rimouski
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1871 to 1872.
He was a merchant at Matane around 1863. From 1869 to 1875, Gosselin was in business at Petit-Matane. Gosselin was manager of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Rimouski, Témiscouata and Kamouraska counties and was a founding director for the La Rimouski Insurance Company. He was also involved in the cod
fishery. Gosselin resigned his seat in the assembly in 1872. He became a forest ranger in 1875.
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 Rimouski
Rimouski (provincial electoral district)
Rimouski is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created in 1829.-Members of Legislative Assembly:*Joseph Garon, Conservative Party...
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 1871 to 1872.
He was a merchant at Matane around 1863. From 1869 to 1875, Gosselin was in business at Petit-Matane. Gosselin was manager of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Rimouski, Témiscouata and Kamouraska counties and was a founding director for the La Rimouski Insurance Company. He was also involved in the cod
Atlantic cod
The Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, is a well-known demersal food fish belonging to the family Gadidae. It is also commercially known as cod, codling or haberdine....
fishery. Gosselin resigned his seat in the assembly in 1872. He became a forest ranger in 1875.