Gédéon Larocque was a physician and political figure in Quebec

Quebec

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. He represented Chambly

Chambly (provincial electoral district)

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 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1871 to 1875 as a Liberal member.

Background and early career

He was born in Chambly

Chambly, Quebec

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, Lower Canada

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, the son of Édouard Larocque and Louise Daigneau. Larocque was educated at the Collège de Chambly, the Collège de Saint-Hyacinthe and the School of Medicine and Surgery at Montreal

Montreal

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. He qualified to practise medicine in 1855 and set up practice in Longueuil

Longueuil, Quebec

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. Larocque also taught music and owned a farm at Beaumont

Beaumont, Quebec

Beaumont is a village of about 2,100 people 10km east of Lévis, next to the Saint Lawrence River, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality. It is a mostly rural community, with most people working in Lévis as there are no major businesses in Beaumont...

. He was married three times: to Félicité Thibault in 1856, to Rosalie-Christine Brauners in 1870 and to Azilda Davignon in 1874.

Mayor of Longueuil and other activities

He was mayor of Longueuil from 1862 to 1870 and was warden of Chambly County for four years. He was an agent for the Northern Railway. Larocque was sergeant-at-arms for the legislative assembly from 1875 to 1902.

Publications

He wrote several instructional booklets on subjects related to agriculture including Culture et préparation du tabac in 1881 and Manuel des engrais, published in 1904.