Hector Authier

Canadian politician

Hector Authier


Member of the Canadian Parliament for Chapleau
In office 1940–1945
Preceded by	François Blais
Succeeded by	David Gourd
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Abitibi
In office 1923–1936
Preceded by	Joseph-Édouard Perrault
Succeeded by	Émile Lesage

Personal details
Born	(1881-11-04)November 4, 1881 Ange-Gardien, Quebec, Canada
Died	April 14, 1971(1971-04-14) (aged 89) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Profession	lawyer, news reporter/announcer

Hector Authier (November 4, 1881 – April 14, 1971) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and news reporter/announcer.

Background

He was born on November 4, 1881, in Ange-Gardien, Quebec.

Mayor

He served as the first Mayor of Amos, Quebec, in 1914, for a one-year term.

Member of the legislature

Authier won a by-election in 1923 and became the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the provincial district of Abitibi. He was re-elected in the 1927, 1931 and 1935 elections.

He served as Deputy Speaker of the House from 1935 to 1936 and was a Member of the Cabinet as the Minister of Colonization by 1936. He did not run for re-election in the 1936 election.^[1]

Federal politics

He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1940 as a Member of the Liberal Party representing the riding of Chapleau.^[2]

Death

He died on April 14, 1971, in Montreal.

The municipalities of Authier and Authier-Nord are named after him.

Footnotes

^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
^ Hector Authier – Parliament of Canada biography