title: Germain Caron
text: # Germain Caron
  
  Germain Caron (March 12, 1910 – February 14, 1966) was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a six-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).
  
  ## Early life
  
  He was born on March 12, 1910, in Louiseville, Mauricie and was an attorney.
  
  ## Mayor of Louiseville
  
  Caron served as Mayor of Louiseville from 1953 to 1961.
  
  ## Member of the legislature
  
  He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of Maskinongé in the 1944 provincial election and won. He was re-elected in 1948 and won every subsequent election in 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1962.
  
  He served as House Deputy Speaker from 1958 to 1960 and House Whip from 1959 until 1960.
  
  ## Death
  
  He died in office on February 14, 1966, in Montreal.
  
  