Onésime Gauthier was a farmer and political figure in Quebec

Quebec

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. He represented Charlevoix

Charlevoix (provincial electoral district)

Charlevoix is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Capitale-Nationale region and includes the municipalities of La Malbaie, Saint-Siméon, Baie-Saint-Paul and Baie-Sainte-Catherine. The riding existed from 1867 to 1907 before being re-created in 1948...

 as a Conservative member from 1875 to 1886.

He was born in Saint-Urbain

Saint-Urbain, Quebec

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, Charlevoix County, Lower Canada

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, the son of Michel Gauthier-Larouche and Marie Tremblay, and was educated there. In 1871, he married Mélanie Simard. Gauthier was also an educator, a colonization director and agent for the Canadian Titanic Iron Company Ltd. He served as mayor of Saint-Urbain for several years. Gauthier died in office at Quebec City

Quebec City

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at the age of 51.