Gilbert Anselme Girouard (October 26, 1846 – January 13, 1885) was a general merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1878 to 1883 as a

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member. He was born in Ste-Marie de Buctouche, New Brunswick, and educated at St. Joseph's College in

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. He taught school briefly in Sainte-Marie-de-Kent before becoming a general merchant in

Buctouche Grand-Bouctouche is a Canadian town in Kent County, New Brunswick. History Bouctouche was originally named Tjipogtotjg (pronounced ''Chebooktoosk''), a Mi'kmaq word meaning "Great Little Harbour". The region was next settled by brothers Fra ...

in 1870. In 1872, he married Sophia Baker. Girouard resigned his seat in 1883 to accept the position of customs collector for

Richibucto Richibucto is a town in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. Geography The town is situated on the Richibucto River where it discharges into the Northumberland Strait. History Richibucto had been the location of an annual Mi'kmaq summer coas ...

. He died of

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in Buctouche at the age of 38.

Electoral record

References

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1879''
CH Mackintosh
Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
1846 births 1885 deaths St. Joseph's College alumni Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Acadian people {{NewBrunswick-politician-stub