Joseph-Édouard Cauchon

Joseph-Édouard Cauchon, PC (December 31, 1816 – February 23, 1885) was a prominent Quebec politician in the middle years of the nineteenth-century. Although he held a variety of portfolios at the federal, provincial and municipal levels, he never achieved his goal of becoming the Premier of Quebec.

The Honourable
Joseph-Édouard Cauchon
PC
3rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
In office
October 8, 1877 – September 28, 1882
MonarchVictoria
Governors GeneralMarquess of Lorne
The Marquess of Lansdowne
PremierRobert Atkinson Davis
John Norquay
Preceded byAlexander Morris
Succeeded byJames Cox Aikins
Senator for Stadacona, Quebec
In office
November 2, 1867 – June 30, 1872
Nominated byJohn A. Macdonald
Appointed byRoyal Proclamation
Succeeded byPierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Montmorency
In office
1867–1867
Succeeded byJean Langlois
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Quebec-Centre
In office
1872–1877
Preceded byGeorges-Honoré Simard
Succeeded byJacques Malouin
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montmorency
In office
1867–1874
Succeeded byAuguste-Réal Angers
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Montmorency
In office
1844–1866
Preceded byFrédéric-Auguste Quesnel
Mayor of Quebec City
In office
1865–1867
Preceded byAdolphe Guillet dit Tourangeau
Succeeded byJohn Lemesurier
Personal details
Born(1816-12-31)December 31, 1816
Quebec City, Lower Canada
DiedFebruary 23, 1885(1885-02-23) (aged 68)
Qu’Appelle valley, Assiniboia, NWT
Political partyConservative
CabinetPresident of the Privy Council (1875–1877)
Minister of Inland Revenue (1877)
PortfolioSpeaker of the Senate (1867–1869 & 1869–1872 & 1872)
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