Honoré Mercier Jr.

Honoré Mercier Jr.
Honoré Mercier Jr.
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Châteauguay
	In office; 1908–1936
Preceded by	Hospice Desrosiers
Succeeded by	Auguste Boyer
	In office; 1907–1908
Preceded by	François-Xavier Dupuis
Succeeded by	Hospice Desrosiers
Personal details
Born	March 20, 1875; Saint-Athanase, Quebec, Canada
Died	June 19, 1937 (aged 62); Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Jeanne Fréchette
Children	Honoré Mercier III
Alma mater	Collège Sainte-Marie; Université Laval;
Profession	Lawyer

Honoré Mercier Jr. KC (20 March 1875 – 19 June 1937) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. He was the son of the former Quebec Premier Honoré Mercier and father of Honoré Mercier III.

Early years

Mercier was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, and attended Collège Sainte-Marie and Université Laval law school. He was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1900 and became a KC in 1913.

Mercier was a lawyer prior to his political career.

He was first elected in the 1904 Quebec general election for the Quebec Liberal Party, but was defeated in 1908. However, he was then elected in a 1908 by-election, and remained in the Legislative Assembly until 1936, when he did not run for re-election. He served in numerous Cabinet posts under Premiers Lomer Gouin and Louis-Alexandre Taschereau:

Besides his legal practice, Mercier was a member, director and headed of various organizations in Quebec:

Director and Secretary-Treasurer, l'École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal 1907-1921
President, l'Association internationale pour la conservation du gibier et du poisson
Member of Montreal Press Club,
Member of the Canadian Club
Member of Cercle universitaire
Member, Club Saint-Denis
Member, Club de réforme
Member, l'Union interalliée de Paris
Member, Ligue maritime et coloniale française

Gérald Fauteux was his nephew.

He was honoured with the Knight (chevalier) of the Legion of Honour of France.

"Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.