Arthur Larouche (July 1, 1900 – July 10, 1968) was a politician

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, Canada and a Member of the

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(MLA).

Early life

He was born on July 1, 1900, in

Chicoutimi Chicoutimi ( , ) is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and ...

, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.

Municipal politics

Larouche served as a municipal councillor in Rivière-du-Moulin from 1932 to 1936.

Member of the legislature

He ran as an

Action libérale nationale The Action libérale nationale (; ALN; ) was a short-lived provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. It was founded during the Great Depression and led by Paul Gouin. The ALN played an important role in the foundation of the Union National ...

candidate in the district of

in the 1935 provincial election and won. Larouche joined

Maurice Duplessis Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis, (; April 20, 1890 – September 7, 1959) byname "Le Chef" (, "The Boss"), was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec. A Conservatism in Canada, conservative, Quebec nationalism, ...

's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the

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. He resigned his seat and left provincial politics on April 13, 1938. He was succeeded by

Antonio Talbot Antonio Talbot (May 29, 1900 – September 25, 1980) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. He once served as interim leader of the Union Nationale. Background He was born on May 29, 1900, in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec, near ...

Mayor

Larouche was the Mayor of Rivière-du-Moulin from 1952 to 1958.

Death

He died on July 10, 1968.

References

1900 births 1968 deaths Action libérale nationale MNAs 20th-century mayors of places in Quebec Politicians from Saguenay, Quebec Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub