Hervé J. Michaud (28 December 1912 – 5 June 1978) was a

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politician, farmer and salesman. Michaud served as a

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member of the House of Commons of Canada and the Senate. He was born in

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. Michaud was educated in New Brunswick at

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and at the school of agriculture at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec. He was first elected at the

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riding in the 1953 general election, then re-elected there in the

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and 1958 elections. He served three consecutive terms from the 22nd through the 24th Parliaments then did not seek another term as of the 1962 election. Michaud was appointed to the Senate on 15 March 1968 in the Kent senatorial division during the administration of

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. He remained a Senator until his death on 5 June 1978.

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Fonds Hervé Michaud (1912-1978) at the University of Moncton
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