Joseph Roger Eugene Pichette ( DFC) (August 14, 1921 – November 21, 2002) was a Canadian politician. Born in

Chandler, Quebec Chandler is a town in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. It is the second-most populous town on the Gaspé Peninsula after the Town of Gaspé. It was known as Pabos between June 27, 2001 and May 4, 2002. The city is ...

, he attended school in

Campbellton, New Brunswick Campbellton is a city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. Situated on the south bank of the Restigouche River opposite Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Campbellton was officially incorporated in 1889 and achieved city status in 1958. Fores ...

where he lived for most of his life. He served with the

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during

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. He rose to the level of

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and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1943 Roger Pichette married Florence Olscamp (1923–2002) of Ste-Anne de Restigouche ( Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation), Quebec. The couple had a son and three daughters. Pichette was first elected to the

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as the Progressive Conservative Party member for the Restigouche riding in the 1952 Provincial election. New premier

Hugh John Flemming Hugh John Flemming (January 5, 1899 – October 16, 1982) was a politician and the 24th premier of New Brunswick from 1952 to 1960. He is always known as "Hugh John". Born in Peel, New Brunswick, Canada, the son of James Kidd Flemming, Premi ...

appointed him Minister of Industry and Development on October 8, 1952. Reelected in 1956, Pichette remained Minister until July 12, 1960 when his party was defeated in the

1960 New Brunswick general election The 1960 New Brunswick general election was held on June 27, 1960, to elect 52 members to the 44th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The election resulted in the defeat of the incumb ...

. In the

1979 Canadian federal election The 1979 Canadian federal election was held on May 22, 1979, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of the Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Mini ...

, Pichette was the unsuccessful

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's candidate in the federal riding of Restigouche. Roger Pichette died in

Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because of ...

in 2002 at age eighty-one. His wife died less than two months later. They are buried in Campbellton, New Brunswick.

References

* Magocsi, Paul Robert. ''Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples'' (1999)

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Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick tribute to Roger Pichette
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