Paul Comtois

The Hon. Paul Comtois

Member of the Canadian Parliament for Nicolet—Yamaska
In office June 10, 1957 – October 12, 1961
Preceded by	Maurice Boisvert
Succeeded by	Clément Vincent
21st Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
In office October 12, 1961 – February 22, 1966
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Georges Vanier
Premier	Jean Lesage
Preceded by	Onésime Gagnon
Succeeded by	Hugues Lapointe
Personal details
Born	(1895-08-22)August 22, 1895 Pierreville, Quebec
Died	February 21, 1966(1966-02-21) (aged 70) Sillery, Quebec
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Relations	Charles-Ignace Gill, grand-nephew
Cabinet	Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys (1957–1961)

Paul Comtois, PC (August 22, 1895 – February 21, 1966) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Pierreville, Quebec, the son of Urbain Comtois and Elizabeth McCaffrey, he ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1930 federal election and in a 1933 by-election. He was elected in 1957 election for the riding of Nicolet—Yamaska. A Progressive Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1958 election. From 1957 to 1961, he was the Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys. In 1961, he was appointed the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.

He served until 1966, when he was killed in a fire that destroyed his official residence. While trying to save the Blessed Sacrament from the private chapel, he was overcome by the flames.

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Lieutenant-Governors of Quebec

Post-Confederation (1867–present)	Belleau Caron Saint-Just Robitaille Masson Angers Chapleau Jetté Pelletier Langelier Leblanc Fitzpatrick Brodeur Pérodeau Gouin Carroll Patenaude Fiset Fauteux Gagnon Comtois Lapointe Côté Lamontagne Asselin Roux Thibault Duchesne Doyon

Province of Canada (1841–66)*	Clitherow Jackson Bagot Fernhill Cathcart Elgin Head Monck

Lower Canada (1791–1841)	Carleton (con't from 1791) Prescott Milnes Dunn Craig Prévost Drummond Wilson Sherbrooke Richmond Dalhousie Aylmer Gosford Colborne Durham Sydenham

British Province of Quebec (1759–91)*	Amherst Murray Carleton Haldimand Carleton (2nd Time)

The Crown's representative from 1759 to 1791, and from 1841 to 1866 held the office and rank of Governor-General

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