Doctor Paul-Émile Rochon was born in Saint-Eustache

Saint-Eustache, Quebec

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, Québec

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 on October 8, 1878. He received his degree in medicine magna cum laude in 1900, and lived in Clarence Creek, Ontario, from 1903 to 1946. He was president of ACFEO

AFO (Canada)

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, a lobbying organization for Franco-Ontarian

Franco-Ontarian

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s from 1934 to 1938, and died in Ottawa

Ottawa

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on March 11, 1966.

Rochon proposed to change the name of ACFÉO to AFO (Association Franco Ontarienne). It was not accepted at the time. It is only recently that the association became known as the AFO (Assemblée de la Francophonie de l'Ontario.)