Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron

Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Beauharnois
In office
1879–1900
Preceded byMichael Cayley
Succeeded byGeorge di Madeiros Loy
In office
1904–1908
Preceded byGeorge di Madeiros Loy
Succeeded byLouis-Joseph Papineau
Personal details
Born(1854-10-13)October 13, 1854
Rigaud, Canada East
DiedJanuary 22, 1917(1917-01-22) (aged 62)
Political partyConservative
PortfolioDeputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons (1891-1896)

Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron (October 13, 1854 – January 22, 1917) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Rigaud, Canada East, the son of T. R. Bergeron and Leocadie Caroline Delphine Coursol, Bergeron was educated at the Jesuits' College, Montreal and took a commercial course at the Montreal Business College, where he obtained a diploma. In March 1877, he received a B.C.L. from McGill University. He was called to the Quebec Bar in July 1877.

Bergeron was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Beauharnois in January 1879 after the death of the sitting member, Michael Cayley. A Conservative, he was acclaimed at the general elections held in 1882 and re-elected in 1887, 1891, and 1896. He was defeated in 1900 but was re-elected again in 1904 before losing in 1908. From 1891 to 1896, he was the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons.[1]

Electoral record

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By-election on Cayley's death, January 9, 1879
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron 776
  Unknown L. A. Seers 763
  Unknown J. B. C. St. Amour 28
1882 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron acclaimed
1887 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Independent Conservative Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron 1,432
  Conservative Philippe Pelletier 1,210
1891 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron 1,458
  Liberal L. A. Seers 1,155
1896 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron 1,582
  Liberal Joseph-Israël Tarte 1,534
1900 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal George di Madeiros Loy 2,016
  Conservative Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron 1,739
By-election on election being declared void, 26 March 1902
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal George di Madeiros Loy 1,822
  Conservative Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron 1,663


1900 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal George di Madeiros Loy 2,016
  Conservative Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron 1,739
1904 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron 2,075
  Liberal George di Madeiros Loy 1,828
1908 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Louis-Joseph Papineau 1,843
  Conservative Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron 1,814
1911 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Louis-Joseph Papineau 1,876
  Conservative Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron 1,849

References

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  1. ^ Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896. Montreal: Lovell. 1898. pp. 106. Retrieved 1 May 2007.
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