List of people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick

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

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The 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ MacMillan 1978, p. 133
  2. ^ MacMillan 1978, pp. 127–8

Bibliography

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  • MacMillan, Gail (1978). An Outline of the History of Bathurst. Sackville, NB: The Tribune Press.