Gilbert Anselme Girouard
Gilbert Anselme Girouard (October 26, 1846 – January 13, 1885) was a general merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Kent in the House of Commons of Canada from 1878 to 1883 as a Liberal-Conservative member.
Gilbert Anselme Girouard | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kent | |
| In office 1878–1883 | |
| Preceded by | George McLeod |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Amand Landry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1846 Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | January 13, 1885 (aged 38) |
| Political party | Liberal-Conservative |
He was born in Ste-Marie de Buctouche, New Brunswick, and educated at St. Joseph's College in Memramcook. He taught school briefly in Sainte-Marie-de-Kent before becoming a general merchant in Buctouche in 1870. In 1872, he married Sophia Baker. Girouard resigned his seat in 1883 to accept the position of customs collector for Richibucto. He died of tuberculosis in Buctouche at the age of 38.
Electoral record
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Kent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Pierre-Amand Landry | 1,765 | 55.5 | -4.3 | ||||
| Liberal | George McInerney | 1,100 | 44.5 | +4.3 | ||||
| By-election on September 22, 1883 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kent (New Brunswick electoral district) | Kent | Pierre-Amand Landry | 1,638 | 59.8 | -4.8 | |
| Liberal | George McInerney | 1,100 | 40.2 | +4.8 | |||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: Kent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Gilbert Anselme Girouard | 1,412 | 64.6 | |||||
| Liberal | George McInerney | 773 | 35.4 | |||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Kent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Gilbert Anselme Girouard | 810 | 29.9 | |||||
| Liberal | Robert Barry Cutler | 726 | 26.8 | |||||
| Independent | George McLeod | 510 | 18.8 | |||||
| Unknown | H. O'Leary | 382 | 14.1 | |||||
| Liberal | George McInerney | 280 | 10.3 | |||||
References
- Gilbert Anselme Girouard – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1879, CH Mackintosh
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
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