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The Honourable Sir Jean Lomer Gouin, PC ( March 19 1861 – March 28 1929 ) was born in Grondines, Quebec . He served as Liberal Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec , as a Cabinet minister in the federal government of Canada, and as Lieutenant Governor Of Quebec . On May 24 , 1888 , he married Éliza Mercier , daughter of Honoré Mercier . Their son, Paul Gouin , later led the Action Libérale Nationale party. Gouin served as Premier of Quebec from 1905 to 1920 , winning four elections. In 1920 , he was named to the Legislative Council Of Quebec , but resigned in 1921 without ever having taken his seat, and moved to federal politics. In the Federal Election Of 1921 , he was elected as a Liberal member of Parliament, and served as Justice Minister under prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King until 1924 . He was subsequently named Lieutenant Governor Of Quebec in 1929 , but served only two months until his death in Quebec City . Lomer Gouin is interred in the Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges in Montreal. ELECTIONS AS PARTY LEADER He won the 1908 Election , 1912 Election , 1916 Election and 1919 Election and resigned in 1920 . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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