Athanase Gaudet

Athanase Gaudet (June 20, 1848 – April 29, 1888) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He represented Nicolet in the House of Commons of Canada from 1884 to 1888 as a Nationalist Conservative member.

He was born in Gentilly, Canada East, the son of Joseph Gaudet and Deneige Levasseur,^[1] and was educated at the Séminaire de Nicolet. In 1887, he married Sara Poissin. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1884 by-election held after François-Xavier-Ovide Méthot was named to the Quebec Legislative Council. Gaudet died in office at the age of 39. Gaudet also served as mayor of Gentilly from 1882 to 1888 and was a captain in the militia.

Electoral results

By-election on 16 April 1884
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nationalist Conservative	Athanase Gaudet	1,535
	Unknown	D. E. Archambeault	1,136

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election: Nicolet
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Nationalist Conservative	Athanase Gaudet	1,957
	Liberal	Zéphirin Mailhot	779

References

• Athanase Gaudet – Parliament of Canada biography
• The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1887, AJ Gemmill

1. Pothier, Louisette (1982). "Joseph Gaudet". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2009-03-08.