(27 June 1915-19 July l975), baker, political figure. Born at Ste-Justine-de-Newton, Que. Son of Albert Ethier and his wife Adorila Marleau. He was educated in separate schools at Ste-Justine and at Dalkeith. He worked in his father’s bakery at Dalkeith, and later was the proprietor of the bakery. Viateur Ethier was MP (Liberal) for Glengarry-Prescott (later Glengarry-Prescott-Russell) 1962-1972. In June 1962 he defeated the incumbent MP, Osie Villeneuve. Re-elected 1963, 1965, 1968, Viateur Ethier did not run in the Oct. 1972 election. He was succeeded as MP by his brother Denis Ethier, who remained MP till 1984 and was at one stage assistant speaker of the House of Commons. Viateur Ethier was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Hollywood, Fla. He was married to Marcelle Touchette of Glen Robertson on 6 Sept. 1948. She died 31 Oct. 2002, aged 78. Albert Ethier attracted attention in 1969 when he was reported to have slapped a freelance TV man. (CP report, Kitchener-Waterloo Record 10 July 1969) He is said to have been impressive in his knowledge of history, presumably history of the GC area. (private information, 1976)

Glengarry News 31 July 1975 and Le Carillon, 24 July l975 * Johnson (1968) *obituary of wife, GN 6 Nov. 2002 * GN 8 Feb. 1962, chosen as Liberal candidate * GN 12 March 1964, has heart attack