Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Beauharnois
In office 1879–1900
Preceded by	Michael Cayley
Succeeded by	George di Madeiros Loy
In office 1904–1908
Preceded by	George di Madeiros Loy
Succeeded by	Louis-Joseph Papineau
Personal details
Born	(1854-10-13)October 13, 1854 Rigaud, Canada East
Died	January 22, 1917(1917-01-22) (aged 62)
Political party	Conservative
Portfolio	Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons (1891-1896)

Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron (October 13, 1854 – January 22, 1917) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Rigaud, Canada East, the son of T. R. Bergeron and Leocadie Caroline Delphine Coursol, Bergeron was educated at the Jesuits' College, Montreal and took a commercial course at the Montreal Business College, where he obtained a diploma. In March 1877, he received a B.C.L. from McGill University. He was called to the Quebec Bar in July 1877.

Bergeron was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Beauharnois in January 1879 after the death of the sitting member, Michael Cayley. A Conservative, he was acclaimed at the general elections held in 1882 and re-elected in 1887, 1891, and 1896. He was defeated in 1900 but was re-elected again in 1904 before losing in 1908. From 1891 to 1896, he was the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons.^[1]

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• Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron – Parliament of Canada biography