Gustave Évanturel

Gustave Évanturel (March 19, 1879 – February 9, 1934) was an Ontario notary and political figure. He represented Prescott in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1911 to 1923 as a Liberal and Independent Liberal and in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member in 1925.^[1]

Gustave Évanturel
Member of Parliament for Prescott
In office 1925–1926
Preceded by	Joseph Binette
Succeeded by	Louis-Mathias Auger
Ontario MPP
In office 1911–1923
Preceded by	Georges Pharand
Succeeded by	Edmond Proulx
Constituency	Prescott
Personal details
Born	(1879-03-19)March 19, 1879
Died	February 9, 1934(1934-02-09) (aged 54) Notary
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Marie Emilia Chevrier ​ ​ (m. 1910)​

He was born in Ottawa in 1879,^[1] the son of François-Eugène-Alfred Évanturel and Louisa Lee,^[2] and educated at the Collège Bourget in Rigaud, Quebec and the Université Laval. In 1910, he married Marie Emilia Chevrier.^[3] He was a notary public based in Alfred^[2] and president of a mutual life assurance company, L'Alliance Nationale. He also was employed in the Privy Council Department. Évanturel was a strong supporter of bilingual schools in the province.^[3] He was elected to the House of Commons in 1925, but was unsuccessful in attempts at reelection in 1926 and 1929.^[1] He died in Alfred at the age of 54.^[2]

v t e 1925 Canadian federal election: Prescott
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Gustave Évanturel	4,198
	Independent Liberal	Joseph-Napoléon Coupal	2,519
	Conservative	Hiram Horton Kirby	2,387

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election: Prescott
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Independent Liberal	Louis-Mathias Auger	3,846
	Liberal	Gustave Évanturel	3,134
	Conservative	Hiram Horton Kirby	2,504
	Independent	Raoul Labrosse	635

By-election: On Mr. Auger's resignation, 29 August 1929: Prescott
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Élie-Oscar Bertrand	5,152
	Independent Liberal	Gustave Gustave Évanturel	3,562