Guillaume-André Fauteux

Guillaume-André Fauteux, PC, KC (20 October 1874 – 10 September 1940) was a Canadian politician.

The Hon. Guillaume-André Fauteux
Senator for De Salaberry, Quebec
In office December 30, 1933 – September 10, 1940
Appointed by	R. B. Bennett
Preceded by	Frédéric Liguori Béique
Succeeded by	Léon Mercier Gouin
Personal details
Born	(1874-10-20)October 20, 1874 St-Benoît, Quebec
Died	September 10, 1940(1940-09-10) (aged 65)
Political party	Conservative
Cabinet	Solicitor General of Canada (1921 & 1926)

Born in St-Benoît, Quebec, a Conservative, he was defeated six times (1908, 1921, 1925, 1925 by-election, 1926, and 1930) while attempting to become a Member of Parliament.

From October 1, 1921 to December 28, 1921, he was the Solicitor General of Canada. From August 23, 1926 to September 24, 1926, during Arthur Meighen's short lived second term, he was the Solicitor General of Canada.

In 1933, he was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of De Salaberry, Quebec. He died in office in 1940.

References

• Guillaume-André Fauteux – Parliament of Canada biography