Gédéon Ouimet

Gédéon Ouimet (June 2, 1823 – April 23, 1905) was a French-Canadian politician.

Gédéon Ouimet
2nd Premier of Quebec
In office February 27, 1873 – September 22, 1874
Monarch	Victoria
Lieutenant Governor	René-Édouard Caron
Preceded by	Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
Succeeded by	Charles Boucher de Boucherville
Deux-Montagnes
In office September 1, 1867 – January 28, 1876
Preceded by	none
Succeeded by	Charles Champagne
Member of Legislative Council for Rougemont
In office May 2, 1895 – April 23, 1905
Appointed by	Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau
Preceded by	Pierre Boucher de la Bruère
Succeeded by	François Gosselin
Personal details
Born	(1823-06-02)June 2, 1823 Sainte-Rose (Laval), Lower Canada
Died	April 23, 1905(1905-04-23) (aged 81) Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Marie-Jeanne Pellant ​ ​ (m. 1850)​

Born in what is today part of the city of Laval, Quebec Canada, Ouimet served as the second Premier of the province of Quebec from February 26, 1873 to September 22, 1874. He resigned as party leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec in 1874 because of the Tanneries scandal which implicated the government of Quebec.

He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec in 1895.

He died in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec in 1905.

The Quebec town of Grandmont changed its name to Saint-Gédéon in honour of Ouimet. A bridge on Highway 15 (Laurentian) was also named after him; the bridge crosses the Rivière des Mille Îles. It connects the municipality of Laval to the northern shore in what is now known as the town of Boisbriand.