Léon Mercier Gouin was a French Canadian

French Canadian

French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...

 author, barrister, professor, and politician.

Born in Montreal

Montreal

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, Quebec

Quebec

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, the eldest son of Lomer Gouin

Lomer Gouin

Sir Jean Lomer Gouin, PC, KCMG was a Canadian politician.-Biography:He was born in Grondines, Quebec and served as 13th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec, as a Cabinet minister in the federal government of Canada, and as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.On May 24, 1888, he married...

, the Premier of Quebec

Premier of Quebec

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 from 1905 to 1920, and the grandson of Honoré Mercier

Honoré Mercier

Honoré Mercier was a lawyer, journalist and politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the ninth Premier of Quebec from January 27, 1887 to December 21, 1891, as leader of the Parti National or Quebec Liberal Party ....

, the Quebec Premier from 1887 to 1891, he received a Bachelor's degree from Loyola College

Loyola College (Montreal)

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 in 1911 and studied at Oxford University. His brother, Paul Gouin

Paul Gouin

Paul Gouin was a politician in Quebec, Canada. was the son of Lomer Gouin and the grandson of Honoré Mercier...

, was also a politician. In 1917, he married Yvette Ollivier. They had four children: Lisette, Lomer, Thérèse and Olivier.

He was summoned to the Canadian Senate

Canadian Senate

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 in 1940 representing the senatorial division of De Salaberry, Quebec. A Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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, he resigned in 1976.

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