| Birth date | 21 August 1895 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Cap-Chat, Quebec, Canada |
| Death date | 10 April 1970 (aged 74) |
| Death place | Gaspé, Quebec, Canada |
| Spouse | Hélène Baillargeon (m. 1 Sep 1920) |
| Riding | Gaspé |
| Term start | March 1940 |
| Term end | June 1945 |
| Predecessor | Maurice Brasset |
| Successor | Léopold Langlois |
| Profession | Agent, businessman |
| Party | Independent Conservative, Independent |
| Birth name | Joseph Sasseville Roy |
Joseph Sasseville Roy (21 August 1895 – 10 April 1970) was a Quebec businessman and political figure who represented Gaspé in the House of Commons of Canada as an Independent Conservative and then as an Independent member from 1940 to 1945.[1]
A native of Cap-Chat[1] and the son of Wilfrid Roy, Joseph Sasseville Roy married Hélène, the daughter of Trefflé Baillargeon, in 1920. He ran unsuccessfully in the riding of Abitibi for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1927 and 1931 as a Quebec Conservative Party candidate.[2] Roy distanced himself from the Conservatives in 1941 after disagreeing with them on the subject of conscription and subsequently joined the "Independent Group" of anti-conscription MPs led by Frédéric Dorion.[3] He was unsuccessful in his re-election bids to represent the Gaspé constituency in 1945 when he ran for re-election as an independent and again in 1949 when he was the Progressive Conservative candidate.[1] During World War II, he was criticized by the Canadian military for raising the issue of German U-boat attacks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. He wished to ensure that merchant ships were being protected; the military wished to prevent information leaking back to the enemy.[4]
In 1961, Sasseville Roy was nominated for the position of president of the Federal Progressive Conservative Association of Quebec but withdrew in favour of Luce Pelland-Sauvé, the widow of Paul Sauvé.[5] He died in 1970.[6]
References
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- ^ Normandin, A L (1944). Canadian Parliamentary Guide
- ^ Bélanger, J; Desjardin, M; Frenette, J (1981). Histoire de la Gaspésie (in French). ISBN 2-89052-040-4.
- ^ "The Summer of 1943: An Episode in the Battle of the Saint Lawrence". Canadian Military Journal. Department of National Defence. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ^ "Quebec Tories Pick Mrs. Sauve". Windsor Star. March 6, 1961. p. 27. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ^ Roy, Jean-Guy (1998). Familles Roy. ISBN 9782980449314.