Gilbert Anselme Girouard

Gilbert Anselme Girouard (October 26, 1846 – January 13, 1885) was a general merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Kent in the House of Commons of Canada from 1878 to 1883 as a Liberal-Conservative member.

Gilbert Anselme Girouard
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kent
In office 1878–1883
Preceded by	George McLeod
Succeeded by	Pierre-Amand Landry
Personal details
Born	(1846-10-26)October 26, 1846 Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	January 13, 1885(1885-01-13) (aged 38)
Cause of death	tuberculosis
Political party	Liberal-Conservative

He was born in Ste-Marie de Buctouche, New Brunswick, and educated at St. Joseph's College in Memramcook. He taught school briefly in Sainte-Marie-de-Kent 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.

Electoral record

1887 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pierre-Amand Landry	1,765	55.5	-4.3
	Liberal	George McInerney	1,100	44.5	+4.3

By-election on September 22, 1883
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Kent (New Brunswick federal electoral district)	Kent	Pierre-Amand Landry	1,638	59.8	-4.8
	Liberal	George McInerney	1,100	40.2	+4.8

1882 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gilbert Anselme Girouard	1,412	64.6
	Liberal	George McInerney	773	35.4

1878 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gilbert Anselme Girouard	810	29.9
	Liberal	Robert Barry Cutler	726	26.8
	Independent	George McLeod	510	18.8
	Unknown	H. O'Leary	382	14.1
	Liberal	George McInerney	280	10.3

References

• Gilbert Anselme Girouard – Parliament of Canada biography
• The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1879, CH Mackintosh
• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online