Paul Comtois

Paul Comtois PC (August 22, 1895 – February 21, 1966) was a Canadian politician.

The Honourable Paul Comtois PC
21st Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
In office October 12, 1961 – February 21, 1966
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Georges Vanier
Premier	Jean Lesage
Preceded by	Onésime Gagnon
Succeeded by	Hugues Lapointe
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Nicolet—Yamaska
In office June 10, 1957 – October 12, 1961
Preceded by	Maurice Boisvert
Succeeded by	Clément Vincent
Personal details
Born	(1895-08-22)August 22, 1895 Pierreville, Quebec
Died	February 21, 1966(1966-02-21) (aged 70) Sillery, Quebec
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Relations	Charles-Ignace Gill, great-uncle
Cabinet	Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys (1957–1961)

Born in Pierreville, Quebec, the son of Urbain Comtois and Elizabeth McCaffrey, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Commons of Canada in the 1930 federal election and in a 1933 by-election. He was elected in 1957 election for the riding of Nicolet—Yamaska. A Progressive Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1958 election. From 1957 to 1961, he was the Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys. In 1961, he was appointed the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.

He served until 1966, when he was killed in a fire that destroyed his official residence. While trying to save the Blessed Sacrament from the private chapel, he was overcome by the flames. The only objects he was able to recover were cruets, presumably because he found the tabernacle was locked.^[1]