Léon Mercier Gouin

The Honorable
Léon Mercier Gouin
Senator for De Salaberry, Quebec
In office
1940–1976
Appointed by William Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded by Guillaume-André Fauteux
Succeeded by Yvette Boucher Rousseau
Personal details
Born (1891-12-24)December 24, 1891
Montreal, Quebec
Died October 16, 1983(1983-10-16) (aged 91)
Political party Liberal
Relations Lomer Gouin, father
Honoré Mercier, grandfather
Paul Gouin, brother

Léon Mercier Gouin (December 24, 1891 October 16, 1983) was a French Canadian author, barrister, professor, and politician.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, the eldest son of Lomer Gouin, the Premier of Quebec from 1905 to 1920, and the grandson of Honoré Mercier, the Quebec Premier from 1887 to 1891, he received a Bachelor's degree from Loyola College in 1911 and studied at Oxford University. His brother, Paul Gouin, was also a politician. In 1917, he married Yvette Ollivier. They had four children: Lisette, Lomer, Thérèse and Olivier.

He was summoned to the Canadian Senate in 1940 representing the senatorial division of De Salaberry, Quebec. A Liberal, he resigned in 1976.

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