This is a list of notable people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick. Although not everyone in this list was born in Gloucester County, they all live or have lived in Gloucester County and have had significant connections to the communities.
This article does not include People from Bathurst as they have their own wiki page.
Members of the House of Assembly of New Brunswick
editThe House of Assembly of New Brunswick was, between 1784 and 1968, founded on a representative democracy based on a county system. This list, from MacMillan (reference below),[1] is of Members elected in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, which was originated in 1827 on the partition of Northumberland County, New Brunswick. Cabinet members seem to be indicated in MacMillan's list by the prenominal Honourable.
| Surname | Given name | Year in | Year out | Birth | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre | Joshua | 1842 | 1846 | ||
| Blanchard (Esq.)[2] | T. | 1870 | 1874 (?) | ||
| Burns | Kennedy Francis | 1874 | 1878 | ||
| Boudreau | J. Omer | 1963 | |||
| Burns | Theobald Matthew | 1899 | 1908 | ||
| Byrne (Hon.) | James Paul | 1908 | 1912 | ||
| Coffyn, MD | Wesley Hervert (sic) | 1931 | 1935 | ||
| Connolly | Joseph Edward | 1940 | 1960 | ||
| Doucet (Hon.) | Joseph Andre | 1923 | 1956 | ||
| End | William | 1830 | 1850 | ||
| End | William | 1854 | 1861 | ||
| Ferguson | Adjutor Arthur | 1967 | |||
| Fournier (Hon.) | Joseph Michel | 1945 | 1963 | ||
| Gordon, MD | Robert | 1850 | 1854 | ||
| Hachey | Joseph Bennett | 1912 | 1917 | ||
| Hachey | Gerard | 1966 | |||
| Jean (Hon.) | Bernard Alfred | 1960 | |||
| Lordon | John Paul | 1925 | 1930 | ||
| Leger | Seraphin R. | 1908 | 1912 | ||
| Losier | William Arthur | 1935 | 1944 | ||
| McManus | Francis James | 1878 | 1886 | ||
| MacNaughton | Patrick | 1864 (sic) | 1856 | ||
| MacNaughton | Patrick | 1856 | 1857 | ||
| Meahan | John | 1861 | 1870 | ||
| Munro | Hugh | 1827 | 1830 | ||
| Napier | Samuel Hawkins | 1870 | 1874 | ||
| Paulin | Prospere Elise | 1895 | 1899 | ||
| Poirier | Joseph | 1890 | 1892 | ||
| Poirier | Joseph | 1898 | 1908 | ||
| Rand (Hon.) | Ivan Cleveland | 1925 | 1925 | ||
| Reade | Joseph | 1890 | 1892 | ||
| Richard (Hon.) | Clovis Thomas | 1926 | 1945 | ||
| Richard (Hon.) | Rheal Ernest | 1948 | |||
| Robichaud | John George | 1917 | 1923 | ||
| Robichaud | Martin Jean | 1912 | 1917 | ||
| Ryan (Hon.) | Patrick George | 1875 | 1892 | ||
| Savoie | Joseph Vincent Claude | 1956 | 1967 |
Other people from Gloucester County
edit| Full Name | Community | Famous for | Birth | Death | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renée Blanchar | Caraquet | Filmmaker | 1964 | ||
| Luc Bourdon | Shippagan | Athlete | 1987 | 2008 | NHL player |
| Jean-François Breau | Tracadie | Musician | 1978 | Acadian singer | |
| Edith Butler | Hautes-Terres | Musician | 1942 | Acadian singer | |
| Herménégilde Chiasson | Saint-Simon | Poet | 1946 | 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick | |
| Tom Culligan | Belledune | Businessman | 1945 | co-founder of the Second Cup franchise company | |
| Jason Godin | Maisonnette | Politics | 1993 | Mayor of Maisonnette since 2012 and NDP candidate for the riding of Acadie-Bathurst in 2015 federal election | |
| Wilfred LeBouthillier | Tracadie | Musician | 1978 | Acadian singer and 2003 winner of Star Academie (a Quebec reality show for aspiring singers) | |
| Denis Losier | Tracadie | Politician | 1952 | New Brunswick Liberal MLA (Tracadie) and Minister from 1988 to 1994 | |
| Rose-Marie Losier-Cool | Tracadie | Politician | 1937 | Senator 1995–2012 | |
| Serge Rousselle | Tracadie | Politics | 19xx | New Brunswick Attorney General; Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development; Liberal MLA for the riding of Tracadie-Sheila | |
| Doug Young | Tracadie | Politician | 1940 | New Brunswick MLA from 1978–1983, New Brunswick Minister of Fisheries in 1987, Liberal MP and Minister from 1993–1997 | |
| Robert Young | Caraquet | Politician | 1834 | 1904 | great-uncle of Doug Young |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ MacMillan 1978, p. 133
- ^ MacMillan 1978, pp. 127–8
Bibliography
edit- MacMillan, Gail (1978). An Outline of the History of Bathurst. Sackville, NB: The Tribune Press.