Gilbert Anselme Girouard

Gilbert Anselme Girouard was a general merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Kent in the Canadian House of Commons from 1878 to 1883 as a LiberalConservative member.

He was born in SteMarie de Buctouche, New Brunswick, and educated at St. Josephs College in Memramcook. He taught school briefly in SainteMariedeKent before becoming a general merchant in Buctouche in 1870. In 1872, he married Sophia Baker. Girouard resigned his seat in 1883 to accept the position of customs collector for Richibucto. He died of tuberculosis in Buctouche at the age of 38.

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