Gustave Roy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian Member of Parliament, physician
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Place of Birth: Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada
About Gustave Roy
- Gustave Roy (21 April 1907 – 5 January 1982) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
- Born in Cap-Chat, Quebec, he was a physician and surgeon by career.The son of Gustave Roy and Vitaline Côté, Roy was educated at Rimouski Seminary, then at Université Laval where he received his medical degree.
- He set up practise in Mont-Laurier.
- Roy was also president and director for L'Écho de la Lièvre.In 1937, a lumberman whose leg had been fractured was dissatisfied with Roy's treatment and attempted to shoot the doctor; his gun failed to discharge and the dissatisfied client was arrested.He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1952.
- He was first elected at the Labelle riding in the 1953 general election, unseating Progressive Conservative party incumbent Henri Courtemanche.
- After serving his only term, the 22nd Canadian Parliament, Roy was defeated by Courtemanche in the 1957 election.
- He died in Mont-Laurier in 1982.
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