Louis-Philippe Picard (12 August 1899 – 22 May 1959) was a Liberal party member of the

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. He was born in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec and became an executive assistant, lawyer and reporter by career. Picard was educated at the Quebec Seminary where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1920. He then graduated from Université Laval in 1923 with a law degree and attended The Hague Academy of International Law. In 1924, he received his commission to practice law in Quebec. Picard was also a newspaper reporter of the court systems for ''L'Évenement'' and '' Le Soleil''. He was first elected to Parliament at the Bellechasse riding in the 1940 general election then re-elected for successive terms in

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1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

and

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. In August 1955, Picard resigned during his term in the

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and accepted an appointment as Canada's ambassador to Argentina and served there until the following year. Picard died in Quebec City from coronary thrombosis on 22 May 1959.

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Louis-Philippe Picard fonds - Library and Archives Canada

1899 births 1959 deaths Ambassadors of Canada to Argentina Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Lawyers in Quebec Université Laval alumni Deaths from coronary thrombosis People from Rivière-du-Loup {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub