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Jean-François Guité

Canadian politician (1852–1917) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jean-François Guité (March 30, 1852 – September 17, 1917) was a Canadian politician.

Succeeded byCharles Marcil
Born(1852-03-30)March 30, 1852
DiedSeptember 17, 1917(1917-09-17) (aged 65)
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Jean-François Guité
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Bonaventure
In office
1897–1900
Preceded byWilliam Le Boutillier Fauvel
Succeeded byCharles Marcil
Personal details
Born(1852-03-30)March 30, 1852
DiedSeptember 17, 1917(1917-09-17) (aged 65)
PartyLiberal
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Born in Maria, Canada East, Guité was a lumber merchant by profession, and on his wife's side (Madeleine Caron from Perce, Que.) a descendant of Louis Hebert, who first arrived with Jacques Cartier at Port Royal, N.S., in 1606. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada after the death of the sitting MP, William LeBoutillier Fauvel by Guite's father's first cousin Sir Alphonse Pelletier, Speaker of Canada's Senate who later became Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. A Liberal, he did not run in 1900 election.

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