Robert Cauchon
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Robert Cauchon CM
(10 September 1900 – 17 December 1980) was a Liberal party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
.
Cauchon was born in La Malbaie, Quebec
and became a stenographer. He became an alderman of Valleyfield, Quebec
in 1943. The following year, he became the municipality's mayor of that municipality and remained in that role until 1947.
After an unsuccessful attempt to win the Beauharnois—Laprairie
riding in the 1945 federal election
, Cauchon won a Parliamentary seat in the 1949 election
at Beauharnois
riding. He was re-elected to a second term in 1949
, then with a riding change to Beauharnois—Salaberry
he was re-elected to Parliament in 1953
and 1957
. In the 1958 election
, Cauchon was defeated by Gérard Bruchési
of the Progressive Conservative party
.
Cauchon became a member of the Order of Canada
in 1977, based on his contributions to community management in Canada and his work to promote industry in his home community of Valleyfield, including his role as president of the Valleyfield Port Corporation. He died aged 80.
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
(10 September 1900 – 17 December 1980) was a Liberal party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
.
Cauchon was born in La Malbaie, Quebec
La Malbaie, Quebec
La Malbaie is a municipality in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada, situated on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, at the mouth of the Malbaie River...
and became a stenographer. He became an alderman of Valleyfield, 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....
in 1943. The following year, he became the municipality's mayor of that municipality and remained in that role until 1947.
After an unsuccessful attempt to win the Beauharnois—Laprairie
Beauharnois—Laprairie
Beauharnois—Laprairie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949.This riding was created in 1933 from Beauharnois and Laprairie—Napierville ridings...
riding in the 1945 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1945
The Canadian federal election of 1945 was the 20th general election in Canadian history. It was held June 11, 1945 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 20th Parliament of Canada...
, Cauchon won a Parliamentary seat in the 1949 election
Canadian federal election, 1949
The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had...
at Beauharnois
Beauharnois (electoral district)
Beauharnois was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935, from 1949 to 1953, and from 1968 to 1972....
riding. He was re-elected to a second term in 1949
Canadian federal election, 1949
The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had...
, then with a riding change to Beauharnois—Salaberry
Beauharnois—Salaberry
Beauharnois—Salaberry is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.-Geography:...
he was re-elected to Parliament in 1953
Canadian federal election, 1953
The Canadian federal election of 1953 was held on August 10 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 22nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Louis St...
and 1957
Canadian federal election, 1957
The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada. In one of the great upsets in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservative Party , led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the...
. In the 1958 election
Canadian federal election, 1958
The Canadian federal election of 1958 was the 24th general election in Canada's history. It was held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 24th Parliament of Canada on March 31, 1958, just nine months after the 23rd election...
, Cauchon was defeated by Gérard Bruchési
Gérard Bruchési
Gérard Bruchési is a former Canadian politician and insurance broker. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party in the 1958 election to represent the riding of Beauharnois—Salaberry. He was defeated in the 1962 election.-References:...
of the Progressive Conservative party
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
.
Cauchon became a member of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
in 1977, based on his contributions to community management in Canada and his work to promote industry in his home community of Valleyfield, including his role as president of the Valleyfield Port Corporation. He died aged 80.