Gaston Hardy was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec

Shawinigan, Quebec

Shawinigan is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It has a population of approximately 51,904 people ....

. He was the 13th Mayor of Shawinigan from 1954 to 1957.

He was born in 1917 in Portneuf, Quebec

Portneuf, Quebec

Southern main part...

 and once lived at 1512, rue Saint-Joseph in the Saint-Marc neighborhood.

He ran for mayor in 1954 and won, but when his proposal of a merger with Shawinigan-Sud was defeated by a majority of the council members he resigned. Armand Foucher

Armand Foucher

J.-Armand Foucher was a businessman and local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the 14th Mayor of Shawinigan from 1957 to 1963.He was born in 1898 in Saint-Paulin, Mauricie....

 succeeded him and finished his unexpired term.

Hardy was the Union Nationale candidate in the district of Saint-Maurice

Saint-Maurice (provincial electoral district)

Saint-Maurice is a provincial electoral district located in the province of Quebec, Canada. Situated in the Mauricie region, the riding was created in 1792...

 in the 1956

Quebec general election, 1956

The Quebec general election of 1956 was held on June 20, 1956 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Georges-Émile Lapalme.This was the fifth and final...

 and the 1960

Quebec general election, 1960

The Quebec general election of 1960 was held on June 22, 1960 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. It was one of the most significant elections in Quebec history, rivalled perhaps only by the 1976 general election...

 elections. Each time he lost against incumbent

Incumbent

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 MLA René Hamel

René Hamel

René Hamel was a local politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Canadian Parliament and as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. -World War II politics:...

.

Rue Hardy in the Shawinigan-Nord neighborhood was named to honor him.

See also

• Mayors of Shawinigan
• Mauricie
  Mauricie
  Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents...
  
  
• Shawinigan, Quebec
  Shawinigan, Quebec
  Shawinigan is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It has a population of approximately 51,904 people ....