Louis-Prudent-Alexandre Robichaud (25 January 1890 – 17 March 1971) was a

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political figure and jurist. Robichaud was born in

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. He was educated at the

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where he earned his Bachelor of Arts and at

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where he graduated with a law degree. He began his law practice in

Richibouctou-Village, New Brunswick Richibucto-Village (often spelt Richibouctou-Village) is a List of communities in New Brunswick, settlement in Kent County, New Brunswick, on New Brunswick Route 505, Route 505. History On January 1, 2023, in the 2023 New Brunswick local govern ...

in 1915.University of New Brunswick archives
He first ran for federal office in the 1925 federal election but was defeated in

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. He tried again in the same riding in the 1935 federal election and was returned to the

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as a Liberal MP. He did not run for re-election in the 1940 election. He sat on the province's war committee during the 1940s and, in 1950, was appointed a

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judge. Robichaud died in 1971 in Richibucto.Moncton Times, Moncton, NB, march 18, 1971, pg 3;voir aussi: Louis P. A. Robichaud - obituary, Moncton Times, Moncton, NB, March 19, 1971, pg 3.

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* 1890 births Politicians of Acadian descent Lawyers in New Brunswick Judges in New Brunswick Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Liberal Party of Canada MPs 1971 deaths 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{NewBrunswick-MP-stub