Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher

Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Jacques Cartier
In office 1867–1872
Preceded by	Institution created in 1867
Succeeded by	Rodolphe Laflamme
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Jacques-Cartier
In office 1864–1866
Preceded by	François-Zéphirin Tassé
Succeeded by	Institution abolished in 1866
Personal details
Born	(1810-08-16)August 16, 1810 Sault-Saint-Louis (Kahnawake), Lower Canada
Died	Sainte-Geneviève, Island of Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Conservative

Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher (August 16, 1810 – September 16, 1885) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Jacques-Cartier in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member.

He was born Jean-Guillaume Gaucher in Sault-Saint-Louis (later (Kahnawake) in 1810 and was educated there. He became a merchant at Sainte-Geneviève on the Island of Montreal. Gaucher served as a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia and was also a justice of the peace. He was mayor of the parish of Sainte-Geneviève in 1845 and again from 1859 to 1863 after it became a village. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Jacques-Cartier in an 1864 by-election; he was elected again after Confederation.

He died at Sainte-Geneviève in 1885.

References

• Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher – Parliament of Canada biography