Maxime Goulet (January 28, 1855 – January 17, 1932) was a Canadian politician. He served as a member of the

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from 1878 to 1886 and was the

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under Conservative Premier

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Life

Goulet was born in

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in 1855. His father was Alexis Goulet, a St. Boniface resident of

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heritage; his mother Josephte was the daughter of John Siveright, a Scots

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for the

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. He was elected in the 1878 general election as a member of the French Party for the riding of St. Vital. He then ran in the riding of La Verendrye as an independent conservative, winning in the

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and

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elections. He served as

from 7 January 1880 to 16 November 1881. He left office as a legislator in 1886. In 1889, Maxime appeared in the

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Wild West Show at the Exposition Universelle (Paris World's Fair). He was accompanied at this event by Ambroise Lépine, his brother Maxime Lépine, Michel Dumas and Jules Marion, all Red River Metis. Maxime Goulet was a younger brother of the Métis martyr

Elzéar Goulet Elzéar Goulet (November 18, 1836 – September 13, 1870) was a Métis leader in the Red River Colony, which later became the province of Manitoba, Canada. He was a supporter of Louis Riel's provisional government and was murdered by Canadian troop ...

, who was killed for his part in the rebellion of

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. He married Elise Genthon, daughter of Joseph Genthon of St. Boniface, on 1 July 1873. The couple had 14 children. In later years, Goulet worked in the land department of the Canadian federal government. He died January 17, 1932, at his home in

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. Goulet Street in central St. Boniface is named for Maxime Goulet.History in Winnipeg Street Names.
Manitoba Historical Society. Accessed November 27, 2011.

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Maxime Goulet 1855 births 1932 deaths Franco-Manitoban people Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba Métis politicians People from St. Boniface, Winnipeg Politicians from Winnipeg Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs Canadian Métis people 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba {{Manitoba-MLA-stub