Joseph-Goderic Blanchet

Joseph-Goderic Blanchet
3rd Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
In office
February 13, 1879 – February 7, 1883
MonarchVictoria
Governor GeneralThe Marquess of Lorne
Prime MinisterSir John A. Macdonald
Preceded byTimothy Warren Anglin
Succeeded byGeorge Airey Kirkpatrick
1st Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
In office
1867–1875
Preceded bynone
Succeeded byPierre Fortin
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lévis
In office
1867–1874
Preceded bynone
Succeeded byLouis-Honoré Fréchette
In office
1878–1883
Preceded byLouis-Honoré Fréchette
Succeeded byIsidore-Noël Belleau
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bellechasse
In office
1875–1878
Preceded byTélesphore Fournier
Succeeded byAchille Larue
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Lévis
In office
1867–1875
Preceded bynone
Succeeded byÉtienne-Théodore Pâquet
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Lévis
In office
1861–1866
Preceded byFrançois-Xavier Lemieux
Succeeded bylegislature abolished
Personal details
Born(1829-06-07)June 7, 1829
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
DiedJanuary 1, 1890(1890-01-01) (aged 60)
Political partyLiberal-Conservative
Conservative
Conservative Party of Quebec
OccupationPhysician

Joseph-Goderic (Joseph-Godric) Blanchet, (June 7, 1829 – January 1, 1890) was a Canadian physician and politician. He was the only person to serve as both Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada and Speaker of a provincial legislature. He represented Lévis in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1867 to 1873 and from 1879 to 1883; he represented Bellechasse from 1875 to 1878. He also represented Lévis in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1875.