Joseph-Omer Gour (born Joseph-Omer Gourd; November 12, 1893 – March 24, 1959) was an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure. He represented Russell in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1945 to 1959.
He was born in St-Victor D'Alfred, Ontario in 1893, the son of Wilfrid Gour and Eliza Marleau, and was educated in Alfred and Plantagenet. He lived in Casselman.[1] In 1929, he married Aurore Laurin. Gour served as mayor of Casselman from 1930 to 1935. His older brother, David Gourd also served in the House of Commons.[2] He died in office in Ottawa in 1959.
Electoral record
edit| 1945 Canadian federal election: Russell | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Omer Gour | 5,519 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederic-A. Caillier | 3,271 | ||||||
| Independent | Antonin Lalonde | 2,708 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Thomas Keenan | 600 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Harvey Turner | 340 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election: Russell | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Omer Gour | 12,635 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Moïse Gendron | 5,767 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ernest Cousineau | 1,112 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Adrien-Joseph Papineau | 538 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election: Russell | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Omer Gour | 15,969 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph E. Charron | 6,470 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ernest Cousineau | 1,157 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Alexandre Denommée | 519 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election: Russell | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Omer Gour | 20,673 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Wilbur Nixon | 12,271 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Harry Jacks | 1,420 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Eddie Parisien | 1,161 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election: Russell | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Omer Gour | 21,575 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Wilbur Nixon | 19,464 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Harry Jacks | 1,224 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Eddie Parisien | 594 | ||||||
References
edit- Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell, L. Brault (1963) (in French)
- ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ "The Val d'Or Star - Google News Archive Search".
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