Marshall J. (Marshall Jerome) Gauvin

Born near Moncton, New Brunswick, on April 3, 1881, Marshall J. Gauvin worked for the Canadian National Railway for about eleven years as a carpenter and cabinet maker while educating himself for public speaking and writing. He went on to build a career as a freelance lecturer and educator, speaking in cities including Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and later Winnipeg.

Gauvin became known as an atheist author and speaker in the freethought movement. He contributed to Truth Seeker, and his books and pamphlets argued against supernatural religion while emphasizing reason, science, and debate. Titles associated with him include Fundamentals of Freethought and Did Jesus Christ Really Live?

His papers and library were preserved in the Marshall Gauvin fonds at the University of Manitoba, which notes the strength of the collection in freethought and rationalist literature. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found from the sources checked, so a profile image is not included here.