Germain Caron
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
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| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Maskinongé
| predecessor = Louis-Joseph Thisdel
| successor = Rémi Paul
| term_start = 1944
| term_end = 1966
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| birth_place = Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup (now Louiseville), Quebec
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| death_place = Montreal, Quebec
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Germain Caron (March 12, 1910 – February 14, 1966) was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a six-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).{{QuebecMNAbio|caron-germain-2407}}
Early life
He was born on March 12, 1910, in Louiseville, Mauricie and was an attorney.
Mayor of Louiseville
Caron served as Mayor of Louiseville from 1953 to 1961.
Member of the legislature
He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of Maskinongé in the 1944 provincial election and won. He was re-elected in 1948 and won every subsequent election in 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1962.
He served as House Deputy Speaker from 1958 to 1960 and House Whip from 1959 until 1960.
Death
He died in office on February 14, 1966, in Montreal.
See also
References
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Category:Mayors of Louiseville
Category:Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs
Category:Vice presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec
Category:Université Laval alumni
Category:20th-century mayors of places in Quebec
Category:20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec
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