J. Sasseville Roy | |
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| Member of Parliament for Gaspé | |
| In office March 1940 – June 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Brasset |
| Succeeded by | Léopold Langlois |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Sasseville Roy 21 August 1895 Cap-Chat, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 10 April 1970 (aged 74) Gaspé, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Independent Conservative, Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Hélène Baillargeon (m. 1 Sep 1920) |
| Profession | Agent, businessman |
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]
