Pius Michaud (August 28, 1870 – July 5, 1956) was a

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lawyer and politician who served in the House of Commons of Canada. He represented the electoral district of Victoria from 1907 to 1917, and

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from 1917 to 1925, as a member of the

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. He was the son of Felix Michaud and Marguerite H. Violette and was educated at St. Joseph's College. In 1899, he married Marie Hebert. Michaud served as secretary-treasurer for the council for Madawaska County. He lived in

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. He won the riding of Victoria by acclamation in 1907, following the appointment of John Costigan to the

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, and was reelected in the 1908 and 1911 elections. He was subsequently re-elected in the redistributed riding of Restigouche—Madawaska in the

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and

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elections, but was defeated by

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of the

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in the

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election.

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1870 births 1956 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick People from Victoria County, New Brunswick People from Madawaska County, New Brunswick Acadian people {{NewBrunswick-politician-stub