Léon Mercier Gouin

The Honourable Léon Mercier Gouin
Senator for De Salaberry, Quebec
In office 1940–1976
Appointed by	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded by	Guillaume-André Fauteux
Succeeded by	Yvette Boucher Rousseau
Personal details
Born	(1891-12-24)December 24, 1891 Montreal, Quebec
Died	October 16, 1983(1983-10-16) (aged 91)
Political party	Liberal
Relations	Lomer Gouin, father Honoré Mercier, grandfather Paul Gouin, brother

Léon Mercier Gouin (French pronunciation: [le.ɔ̃.mɛʁ.sje.gwɛ̃]; December 24, 1891 – October 16, 1983) was a French Canadian barrister, professor, politician, and writer.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, the eldest son of Lomer Gouin, the Premier of Quebec from 1905 to 1920, and the grandson of Honoré Mercier, the Quebec Premier from 1887 to 1891, he received a Bachelor's degree from Loyola College in 1911 and studied at Oxford University. His brother, Paul Gouin, was also a politician. In 1917, he married Yvette Ollivier. They had four children: Lisette, Lomer, Thérèse and Olivier.

Gouin was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1940 representing the senatorial division of De Salaberry, Quebec. A Liberal, he resigned in 1976.

References

• "A United Canada". Empire Club of Canada. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved October 25, 2006.
• "FONDS LÉON-MERCIER-GOUIN" (in French). Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2006.

External links

• Works by or about Léon Mercier Gouin at Internet Archive
• Léon Mercier Gouin – Parliament of Canada biography