An ne - de - la - P éra de , ▁Lower ▁Canada , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁Gar ne au ▁and ▁N ath al ie ▁R inf ret ▁dit ▁Mal ou in , ▁Gar ne au ▁was ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁dry ▁goods ▁business . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Live ▁Stock ▁Bre ed ers ' ▁Association ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁D air y ▁Men ' s ▁Association ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ic out imi ▁P ulp ▁Company ▁and ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Bridge ▁& ▁Railway ▁Company . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Quebec ▁for ▁the ▁elect oral ▁district ▁of ▁Québec - Com té ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁election . ▁A ▁Liberal , ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁by ▁acc lam ation ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁of ▁Quebec ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁for ▁the ▁Shaw in igan ▁division . ▁He ▁was ▁briefly ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁in ▁the ▁cabinet ▁of ▁Simon - N ap ol éon ▁Parent ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁He ▁served ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁Gregory ▁the ▁Great ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁