Gastonguay, Emile.

Emile Gastonguay was born in Lewistown, Maine in 1886. He received his education at a Jesuit Seminary in Quebec and electrical training from Charles Proteus Steinmetz in connection with General Electric Company in Schenectady, N.Y., obtaining an honorary degree as an electrical engineer. Gastonguay was hired as chief electrician for the Alaska Gastineau Mine, then under construction at Thane. Later he was put in charge of the mine's Salmon Creek and Annex Creek power plants. When the mine closed in 1921, Emile Gastonguay continued working as manager of the power company and the mining properties which were involved in a lawsuit over boundaries. While in the Juneau area, Mr. Gastonguay was active in the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, Elk's Lodge, and was a 33rd degree Mason. In 1929, he married his second wife; their two daughters, Dianne and Louise, were born in Juneau. The family moved from Thane to California in 1936.

From the description of Emile Gastonguay photograph collection [graphic], 1912-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 56392062

Chief electrician for the Alaska Gastineau Mine during construction, manager of A.G. Mine's power company and caretaker for mining properties involved in a lawsuit after the mine's closure;

disputes over boundaries resulted in the A.G. mine becoming part of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co.

From the description of Records of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company, Thane and the Chichagof Development Corporation, 1911-1932. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 42928729