Canadian politician

Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher

Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Jacques Cartier
In office
1867–1872
Preceded by| Institution created in 1867
Succeeded by| Rodolphe Laflamme
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Jacques-Cartier
In office
1864–1866
Preceded by| François-Zéphirin Tassé
Succeeded by| Institution abolished in 1866
Personal details
Born| (1810-08-16)August 16, 1810
Sault-Saint-Louis (Kahnawake), Lower Canada
Died| September 16, 1885(1885-09-16) (aged 75)
Sainte-Geneviève, Island of Montreal, Quebec
Political party| Conservative

Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher (August 16, 1810 - September 16, 1885) was a Quebecois businessman and political figure. He represented Jacques-Cartier in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member.

He was born Jean-Guillaume Gaucher in Sault-Saint-Louis (later (Kahnawake) in 1810 and was educated there. He became a merchant at Sainte-Geneviève on the Island of Montreal. Gaucher served as a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia and was also a justice of the peace. He was mayor of the parish of Sainte-Geneviève in 1845 and again from 1859 to 1863 after it became a village. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Jacques-Cartier in an 1864 by-election; he was elected again after Confederation.

He died at Sainte-Geneviève in 1885.

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1867 Canadian federal election: Jacques Cartier

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Conservative | Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher | 659
| Unknown | M. Brunet | 542
Eligible voters  | 2,350
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1]

## References[edit]

* "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
*   * Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher – Parliament of Canada biography

1. ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.

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