Armand Cloutier (31 December 1901 – 14 February 1982) was a

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member of the

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. Born in

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, United States, he was also an accountant and paymaster. Cloutier was educated at the Commercial College in

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, then studied accounting at

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in Chicago and also at the

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in New York. He was first elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1940 general election then re-elected for successive terms in

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and

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. His first speech in the House of Commons was in February 1942, supporting Allied nations in the

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effort but objected to proposals for military

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to support overseas battles. Cloutier was defeated by Samuel Boulanger, an

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liberal candidate, in the 1957 election.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cloutier, Armand 1901 births 1982 deaths Politicians from Manchester, New Hampshire American people of French-Canadian descent Canadian accountants La Salle University alumni Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec