Background

He was born on December 21, 1888 near Napierville

Napierville, Quebec

Napierville is a municipality in the Jardins de Napierville Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada, situated in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 3,352. It is the location of the seat of the Jardins de Napierville Regional County...

 and became an architect.

Member of the legislature

Vautrin ran as a Liberal candidate in the 1919 election

Quebec general election, 1919

The Quebec general election of 1919 was held on June 23, 1919 to elect members of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé.Gouin, who had held office since...

 for the district of Montréal-Saint-Jacques

Saint-Jacques (provincial electoral district)

Saint-Jacques was a provincial electoral district located in Quebec, Canada. Situated in the Montreal region, the riding was formed in 1966 from parts of Montreal-Saint-Jacques which was formed in 1915. It was also known as Montreal division 2 district...

 and won, but was defeated by Conservative candidate Joseph-Ambroise-Eusèbe Beaudoin in the 1923 election

Quebec general election, 1923

The Quebec general election of 1923 was held on February 5, 1923 to elect members of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé.It was the first...

.

He was re-elected in the 1927

Quebec general election, 1927

The Quebec general election of 1927 was held on May 16, 1927 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé.It was the...

 and 1931

Quebec general election, 1931

The Quebec general election of 1931 was held on August 24, 1931 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Camillien Houde.It...

 elections. He served as Deputy Speaker of the House

President of the National Assembly of Quebec

The President of the National Assembly of Quebec is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, which is modeled after the Westminster parliamentary system...

 from 1930 to 1934.

Cabinet Member

Vautrin was appointed to the Cabinet

Executive Council of Quebec

The Executive Council of Quebec is the cabinet of the government of Quebec, Canada....

 and served as Deputy House Speaker from 1930 to 1934, Minister without Portfolio

Minister without Portfolio

A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry...

 in 1934 and Minister of Colonization from 1934 until his defeated in the 1935 election

Quebec general election, 1935

The Quebec general election of 1935 was held on November 25, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada...

 against Conservative candidate Henry Lemaître Auger

Henry Lemaître Auger

Henry Lemaître Auger was a Canadian politician and a two-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.-Background:He was born in Massachusetts on May 2, 1873 and got married to Marie-Éva Héroux in Trois-Rivières, Mauricie in 1906.-City Councillor:...

.

Soon after he left office Vautrin appeared before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and became one of the favorite targets of Conservative Leader Maurice Duplessis

Maurice Duplessis

Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis served as the 16th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. A founder and leader of the highly conservative Union Nationale party, he rose to power after exposing the misconduct and patronage of Liberal Premier Louis-Alexandre...

, who exposed the corrupt practices of the Liberal government. The undesired attention earned Vautrin the unflattering nickname of Les culottes à Vautrin.

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