Hector Authier

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Hector Authier
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Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Chapleau
In office
1940–1945
Preceded byFrançois Blais
Succeeded byDavid Gourd
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Abitibi
In office
1923–1936
Preceded byJoseph-Édouard Perrault
Succeeded byÉmile Lesage
Personal details
Born(1881-11-04)November 4, 1881
DiedApril 14, 1971(1971-04-14) (aged 89)
PartyLiberal
Professionlawyer, news reporter/announcer

Hector Authier (French pronunciation: [ɛktɔʁ otje]; November 4, 1881 – April 14, 1971) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and news reporter/announcer.

Background

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He was born on November 4, 1881, in Ange-Gardien, Quebec.

Mayor

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He served as the first Mayor of Amos, Quebec, in 1914, for a one-year term.

Member of the legislature

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Authier won a by-election in 1923 and became the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the provincial district of Abitibi. He was re-elected in the 1927, 1931 and 1935 elections.

He served as Deputy Speaker of the House from 1935 to 1936 and was a Member of the Cabinet as the Minister of Colonization by 1936. He did not run for re-election in the 1936 election.[1]

Federal politics

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He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1940 as a Member of the Liberal Party representing the riding of Chapleau.[2]

Death

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He died on April 14, 1971, in Montreal.

The municipalities of Authier and Authier-Nord are named after him.

Footnotes

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  2. ^ Hector Authier – Parliament of Canada biography

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