Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Jean-Alfred Gagné | |
Constituency Mp: | Chicoutimi—Saguenay |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Predecessor: | Ernest Cimon |
Successor: | Paul Couture |
Term Start: | 1872 |
Term End: | 1887 |
Birth Date: | 17 April 1842 |
Birth Place: | Murray Bay, Canada East |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Party: | Conservative |
Jean-Alfred Gagné (April 17, 1842 - August 8, 1910) was a lawyer, merchant, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chicoutimi—Saguenay in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1887 as a Conservative member.
He was born in La Malbaie, Canada East, the son of Jean Gagné and Christine Blackburn[1] and was educated at the Seminaire de Québec. Gagné was called to the Lower Canada bar in 1864 and set up practice in Chicoutimi.[1] In 1864, he married Marie Emilie Louise Guay, the sister of Joseph-Dominique Guay. Gagné was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1872 and 1878 federal elections. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1887. In 1889, he was named a judge in the Quebec Superior Court for Chicoutimi district. He died in Quebec City at the age of 68.[1]