Robert_Cauchon

Robert Cauchon

Robert Cauchon

Canadian politician


Robert Cauchon CM (10 September 1900 – 17 December 1980) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.

Quick Facts Mayor of Valleyfield, Quebec, Preceded by ...

Cauchon was born in La Malbaie, Quebec and became a stenographer. He became an alderman of Valleyfield, Quebec in 1943. The following year, he became the municipality's mayor of that municipality and remained in that role until 1947.[2]

After an unsuccessful attempt to win the Beauharnois—Laprairie riding in the 1945 federal election, Cauchon won a Parliamentary seat in the 1949 election at Beauharnois riding. He was re-elected to a second term in 1949, then with a riding change to Beauharnois—Salaberry he was re-elected to Parliament in 1953 and 1957. In the 1958 election, Cauchon was defeated by Gérard Bruchési of the Progressive Conservative party.

Cauchon became a member of the Order of Canada in 1977, based on his contributions to community management in Canada and his work to promote industry in his home community of Valleyfield, including his role as president of the Valleyfield Port Corporation. He died aged 80.[1]

More information Party, Candidate ...

References

  1. "Robert Cauchon, C.M." Governor General of Canada. 11 July 1977. Retrieved 18 June 2009.[permanent dead link] Order of Canada citation.
  2. Boileau, Jean, ed. (June 1988). Un grand courant d'histoire (PDF) (in French). Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. pp. 23–28. Retrieved 18 June 2009.



Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Robert_Cauchon, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.