Gédéon Ouimet

Gédéon Ouimet
2nd Premier of Quebec
In office 27 February 1873 – 22 September 1874
Preceded by	Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
Succeeded by	Charles Boucher de Boucherville
Personal details
Born	June 2, 1823(1823-06-02) Sainte-Rose (Laval), Lower Canada
Died	April 23, 1905( 1905-04-23) (aged 81) Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Marie-Jeanne Pellant
Religion	Roman Catholic

Gédéon Ouimet (June 2, 1823 – April 23, 1905) was a French-Canadian politician.

Born in what is today part of the city of Laval, Quebec Canada, Ouimet served as the second Premier of the province of Quebec from February 26, 1873 to September 22, 1874. He resigned as party leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec in 1874.

He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec in 1895.

He died in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec in 1905. The Quebec town of Grandmont changed its name to Saint-Gédéon in honour of Ouimet.

See also

• Politics of Quebec
• List of Quebec general elections
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Presidents of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal

External links

• "Gédéon Ouimet". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2005. 
• Biography at National Assembly of Quebec website (French)
• History of the Quebec town of Saint-Gédéon (French)

Political offices
Preceded by Charles Daoust (Parti rouge)	MLA, District of Beauharnois 1858-1861	Succeeded by Paul Denis (Parti bleu)
National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by Provincial district created in 1867	MLA, District of Deux-Montagnes 1867-1876	Succeeded by Charles Champagne (Conservative)
Preceded by Pierre Boucher de la Bruère (Conservative)	Legislative Councillor, District of Rougemont 1895-1905	Succeeded by François Gosselin (Liberal)
Government offices
Preceded by Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (Conservative)	Premier of Quebec 27 February 1873 – 22 September 1874	Succeeded by Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville (Conservative)