Alfred Goulet (June 5, 1875 – March 17, 1961) was a

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businessman and political figure in

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. He represented Russell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1922 to 1923 and Russell in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1945 as a

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member. He was born in Wendover, Ontario in 1875, the son of Godfrey Goulet and Maximilienne Boyer, and studied at the

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. He married Florendie Sirois in 1896. He owned a general store. Goulet served on the council for Clarence Township and was township reeve. He was elected to the Ontario assembly in a 1922 by-election held after the death of Damase Racine and was elected to the federal parliament in 1925.

Electoral record

References

* ''Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell'', L. Brault (1963) * ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1937'', AL Normandin

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Adresse à Alfred Goulet, Archives Canada
1875 births 1961 deaths Franco-Ontarian people Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from Clarence-Rockland {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub