Gilbert Anselme Girouard (October 26, 1846 – January 13, 1885) was a general merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1878 to 1883 as a

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member. He was born in Ste-Marie de Buctouche, New Brunswick, and educated at St. Joseph's College in

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. 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

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. He died of

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in Buctouche at the age of 38.

Electoral record

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* * * 1846 births 1885 deaths St. Joseph's College alumni Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Politicians of Acadian descent 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{NewBrunswick-MP-stub