Honoré Mercier Jr.

Honoré Mercier Jr. (20 March 1875 – 19 June 1937) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and the son of Honoré Mercier, former Premier of Quebec and father of Honoré Mercier III.

Early years[]

Mercier was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec and attended Collège Sainte-Marie and Université Laval law school. He was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1900 and became a KC in 1913.

Mercier was a lawyer prior to his political career.

Politics[]

He was first elected in the 1904 Quebec general election for the Quebec Liberal Party, but was defeated in 1908. However, he was then elected in a 1908 by-election, and remained in the Legislative Assembly until 1936, when he did not run for re-election. He served in numerous Cabinet posts under Premiers Lomer Gouin and Louis-Alexandre Taschereau:

• Minister of Colonisation
• Minister of Mines and Fisheries 1914–1919
• Minister of Lands and Forestry 1919–1936

Outside politics[]

Besides his legal practice, Mercier was a member, director and headed of various organizations in Quebec:

• Director and Secretary-Treasurer, l'École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal 1907-1921
• President, l'Association internationale pour la conservation du gibier et du poisson
• Member of Montreal Press Club,
• Member of the Canadian Club
• Member of Cercle universitaire
• Member, Club Saint-Denis
• Member, Club de réforme
• Member, l'Union interalliée de Paris
• Member, Ligue maritime et coloniale française

Honours[]

He was honoured with the Knight (chevalier) of the Legion of Honour of France.

External links[]

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