Gédéon Larocque

Gédéon Larocque (December 21, 1831 – October 23, 1903) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chambly in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1875 as a Liberal member.

Background and early career[]

He was born in Chambly, Lower Canada, the son of Édouard Larocque and Louise Daigneau. Larocque was educated at the Collège de Chambly, the Collège de Saint-Hyacinthe and the School of Medicine and Surgery at Montreal. He qualified to practise medicine in 1855 and set up practice in Longueuil. Larocque also taught music and owned a farm at Beaumont. He was married three times: to Félicité Thibault in 1856, to Rosalie-Christine Brauners in 1870 and to Azilda Davignon in 1874.

Mayor of Longueuil and other activities[]

He was mayor of Longueuil from 1862 to 1870 and was warden of Chambly County for four years. He was an agent for the Northern Railway. Larocque was sergeant-at-arms for the legislative assembly from 1875 to 1902.

Publications[]

He wrote several instructional booklets on subjects related to agriculture including Culture et préparation du tabac in 1881 and Manuel des engrais, published in 1904.

Death[]

He died in Montreal at the age of 71 and was buried at Longueuil.

References[]

• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.