Hubert J. Gaudet

GAUDET, HUBERT J., fisher and building contractor; b. 12 September 1893 in Tignish, son of Peter U. Gaudet and Mary Harper; m. 13 April 1915 Mary Henrietta Arsenault, and they had three children, Marie, Melvin, and Gussie; Roman Catholic; d. 17 October 1972 in Tignish. Gaudet, a Conservative, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1951 for 1st Prince. He was re-elected in the general election of 1959. He was defeated in the general elections of 1955 and 1962. Gaudet was educated in Tignish. He was a fisher and building contractor in the area. Gaudet built many homes in Tignish and supervised the building of the Tignish Regional High School, the Tignish Elementary School, the Legion Home, and the Parish Centre of St. Simon and St. Jude Church. He played an active role in the life of his community and in that of his church. Gaudet was the director of Tignish Fisheries and was a charter member and early president of the Tignish Fisheries Co-operative. He was also a charter member of the Tignish Co-operative Association and the first president of the Tignish Credit Union. Hubert Gaudet died 17 October 1972 at his home. Mary Gaudet died 29 January 1988.