Born in Prud'homme, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles Albert Benoit
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Maurice Sauvé M.P.
— married
24 Sep 1948 in Montréal, Québec, Canada
[children unknown]
Died
at age 70
in Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Dates of Service
Governor General of Canada
14 May 1984 - 29 January 1990
Biography
Jeanne (Benoit) Sauvé is Notable.
Jeanne Benoît Sauvé was Canada's first woman to be Speaker of the House of Commons and first woman to serve as governor general.
Born in 1922 in Prud'homme, Saskatchewan, she was the fifth of seven children of Charles and Anna Benoît. The family moved to Ottawa, her father's hometown, in 1926.
In 1948 she married Maurice Sauvé. They had one child, Jean-François, born in 1959.[1]
Sources
- Wikipedia: Jeanne Sauvé
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