Hector Caron

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1862–1937)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Hector Caron

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| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Maskinongé

| predecessor = Joseph Lessard

| successor = Georges Lafontaine

| term_start = 1892

| term_end = 1904

| birth_date = {{birth date|1862|8|31}}

| birth_place = Saint-Léon (now Saint-Léon-le-Grand), Canada East

| death_date = {{death date and age|1937|4|9|1862|8|31}}

| death_place = Quebec City, Quebec

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| party = Liberal

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Hector Caron (August 31, 1862 – April 9, 1937) was a politician in the Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly.{{Quebec MNA biography|caron-hector-2409}}

Early life

He was born on August 31, 1862, in Saint-Léon, Mauricie.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

Provincial Politics

Caron ran as a Liberal candidate to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1892 in the district of Maskinongé. He defeated Conservative incumbent Joseph Lessard. He was re-elected in 1897 and 1900.

His last election was declared void though. A by-election was called to settle the matter, which he lost against Conservative candidate Georges Lafontaine.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

Death

He died on April 9, 1937.

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