Hector Fabre

The Hon. Hector Fabre CMG
150px Hector Fabre in 1879
Senator from La Salle, Quebec
In office 1875–1882
Appointed by	Alexander Mackenzie
Preceded by	Charles-Eugène Panet
Succeeded by	Pierre Antoine Deblois
Commissioner to France
In office 1882–1910
Preceded by	Established
Succeeded by	Philippe Roy
Personal details
Born	(1834-08-09)August 9, 1834 Montreal, Lower Canada
Died	Paris, France
Resting place	Boulogne-sur-Seine
Political party	Nationalist
Relations	Édouard-Raymond Fabre, father

Louis-Roch-Hector Fabre (August 9, 1834 – September 2, 1910) was a French Canadian lawyer, journalist, diplomat, and senator.

He was appointed to the Canadian Senate on 5 February 1875 on the recommendation of Alexander Mackenzie. Sitting as a Nationalist, he represented the senatorial division of La Salle, Quebec until his resignation on 12 July 1882.

Following his resignation from the Senate, Fabre was appointed Canada's first General Agent in Paris, a position he would occupy until his death in 1910. This appointment marked one of the first diplomatic postings in Canadian history. In 1886 he was created a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.

The Fabres had one son, Paul Fabre (1867–1902), who accompanied his parents to Paris. He was appointed editorial secretary of the journal Paris-Canada in February 1892 and editor two years later. His health was poor, and he died in 1902 at the age of 35.

References

• Hector Fabre – Parliament of Canada biography
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada diplomatic history