The Honourable Gaspard Fauteux, PC (August 27, 1898 - March 29, 1963) was a Canadian parliamentarian, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (1945-1949), and Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec (1950-1958). The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... The Queens Privy Council for Canada is the ceremonial council of advisors to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by her Governor General in Canada for life on the advice of the Prime Minister. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The debating chamber or hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. ... In Canada the Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the lower house and is elected by fellow MPs. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... During the 1960s, a terrorist group known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was born in St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, to a political family. His grandfather, Honoré Mercier and his uncle, Lomer Gouin, were both former Premiers of Quebec. His grandmother's second husband was Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) and later Senator Joseph Godbout. Honoré-Mercier is the name of a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada. ... The Honourable Sir Jean Lomer Gouin (March 19, 1861 - March 28, 1929) was born in Grondines, Quebec. ... The Premier of Quebec (in French Premier ministre du Québec, sometimes literally translated to Prime Minister of Quebec) is the first minister for the Canadian province of Quebec. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The Senate of Canada is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. ...

A dentist by training and then a businessman, he first entered politics at the provincial election defeating Quebec Conservative Party leader and Mayor of Montreal Camillien Houde to win a seat in the Quebec legislature for the Quebec Liberal Party. He lost his seat in 1935 and returned to business. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons from the Quebec riding of St. Mary in a 1942 by-election, and was re-elected in the 1945 federal election by again defeating Camillien Houde. He was re-elected in the 1949 election. The Parti conservateur du Québec (in English: Conservative Party of Quebec) was a political party in Quebec, Canada. ... This is a list of mayors of Montreal, Quebec. ... Camillien Houde (August 13, 1889 - September 11, 1958) was a mayor of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Quebec Parliament Building at night The National Assembly is the legislative body of the Canadian province of Quebec. ... The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... In the Quebec general election on November 25, 1935, the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party under Louis-Alexandre Taschereau were re-elected, defeating the Action libérale nationale under Paul Gouin and the Quebec Conservative Party under Maurice Duplessis. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... This page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. ... This article is about the year. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... The Canadian parliament after the 1945 election The Canadian federal election of 1945 was the 20th General Election in Canadian history. ... The Canadian federal election of 1949 was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberals were not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. ...

In Parliament, Fauteaux opposed conscription and was a delegate to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Conference that followed World War II. The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945. ...

Despite his lack of legal training or long tenure in the House, he was tapped by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to become Speaker following the 1945 election. William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC , LL.B, Ph. ...

His inexperience in parliamentary procedure caused him difficulties in the Chair. He had a habit of making decisions before MPs had presented their arguments. He preferred the social aspects of the position and entertained and travelled frequently.

He returned to the backbenches after the 1949 election and, in 1950 was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent. A backbencher is a Member of Parliament or a legislature who does not hold governmental office and is not a Front Bench spokesperson in the Opposition. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... This is a list of Lieutenant Governors of the Canadian province of Quebec. ... Louis Stephen St. ...

James Allison Glen (December 18, 1877 - June 28, 1950) was a Canadian parliamentarian and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1940 to 1945. ... In Canada the Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the lower house and is elected by fellow MPs. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Honourable William Ross Macdonald, P.C., O.C., CD, QC (December 25, 1891 - May 28, 1976), served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1968 to 1974 and as Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1953. ... This is a list of Lieutenant Governors of the Canadian province of Quebec. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...