Gédéon Rochon (1877 – February 11,édé 1917) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Terrebonne in the House of Commons of Canada from 1915 to 1917 as a Conservative.

He was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, the son of David Rochon and Célina Nantel, and was educated at the Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse and the Université Laval. Rochon was called to the Quebec bar in 1902 and practised law at Saint-Jérôme. In 1909, he married Victorine Prévost. He was elected to the House of Commons in a 1915 by-election held after his uncle Wilfrid Bruno Nantel was named Railway Commissioner. Rochon died in office in Saint-Jérôme at the age of 40.

Gédéon Rochon

Another uncle Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel also served in the House of Commons.

Gédéon Rochon

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Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec

Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs

1877 births

1917 deaths

People from Saint-Jérôme

French Quebecers

Gédéon Rochon