Gustave Benjamin Boyer

Gustave Benjamin Boyer (November 29, 1871 – December 2, 1927) was a Canadian journalist and politician.

The Hon. Gustave Benjamin Boyer
Senator for Rigaud, Quebec
In office March 11, 1922 – December 2, 1927
Appointed by	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded by	Arthur Boyer
Succeeded by	Lawrence Alexander Wilson
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Vaudreuil-Soulanges
In office 1917–1921
Succeeded by	Joseph-Rodolphe Ouimet
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Vaudreuil
In office 1904–1917
Preceded by	Henry Stanislas Harwood
Personal details
Born	(1871-11-29)November 29, 1871 Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Died	December 2, 1927(1927-12-02) (aged 56)
Political party	Liberal

Born in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, the son of Benjamin Boyer and Angeline Latour, Boyer educated at the College of St. Laurent. He was official lecturer on agriculture in the Province of Quebec and contributed on agricultural questions for the La Patrie and Le Canada. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Vaudreuil in the general elections of 1904. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908, 1911, 1917, and 1921. In 1922, he was called to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Rigaud, Quebec on the advice of Prime Minister Mackenzie King. He served until his death in 1927. He was also mayor of Rigaud, Quebec in 1907, 1913–1916, and 1918–1919.