George Caron
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Quebec
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businessman and political figure. He represented Maskinongé
Maskinongé (electoral district)
Maskinongé was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was amalgamated into the Berthier—Maskinongé electoral district in 1924.-Members of Parliament:This...
in the 1st Canadian Parliament
1st Canadian Parliament
The 1st Canadian Parliament was in session from November 6, 1867 until July 8, 1872. The membership was set by the 1867 federal election from August 7 to September 20, 1867, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was prorogued prior to the 1872 election.It was...
as a Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
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member.
He was born in Rivière-du-Loup
Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec
Rivière-du-Loup is a small city on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The city is the seat for the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality and the judicial district of Kamouraska.-History:...
, Lower Canada
Lower Canada
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in 1823 and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. Caron established himself in business as a merchant at Saint-Léon
Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Quebec
Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Quebec may refer to:*Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Mauricie, Quebec, in Matawinie Regional County Municipality*Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, in La Matapédia Regional County Municipality...
. He served as a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia and as a justice of the peace. He was elected to represent Maskinongé in an 1858 by-election held after the death of Louis-Honoré Gauvreau
Louis-Honoré Gauvreau
Louis-Honoré Gauvreau was a physician and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Rivière-du-Loup , the son of a Quebec merchant, and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. Gauvreau qualified to practice medicine in 1836 and set up practice in his home town...
and reelected in 1861 but then defeated in the 1863 general election. He was elected again following Confederation
Canadian Confederation
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and then ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in the House of Commons in the three general elections that followed.
He died in Saint-Léon in 1902.
His son Hector
Hector Caron
Hector Caron was a politician in the Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly.-Provincial Politics:Caron ran as a Liberal candidate to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1892 in the district of Maskinongé. He defeated Conservative incumbent Joseph Lessard. He was...
served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.