Wilfrid Girouard

Wilfrid Girouard (September 9, 1891 – October 26, 1980) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Drummond—Arthabaska in the House of Commons of Canada from 1926 to 1939 as a Liberal member and represented Arthabaska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1939 to 1942.

Wilfrid Girouard
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Drummond—Arthabaska
In office 1925–1939
Preceded by	Napoléon Kemner Laflamme
Succeeded by	Armand Cloutier
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Arthabaska
In office 1939–1942
Preceded by	Joseph-David Gagné
Succeeded by	Pierre-Horace Plourde
Personal details
Born	(1891-09-09)September 9, 1891 Drummondville, Quebec
Died	October 26, 1980(1980-10-26) (aged 89) Quebec City, Quebec
Political party	Liberal Party of Canada
Other political affiliations	Quebec Liberal Party
Relations	Joseph-Éna Girouard, father
Cabinet	Attorney General (1939-1942)

He was born in Drummondville, Quebec, the son of Joseph-Éna Girouard and Emma Watkins, and was educated at the Collège d'Arthabaska, the Collège Sainte-Marie, Loyola College and McGill University. Girouard was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1916 and set up practice at Arthabaska with Joseph-Édouard Perrault. In 1926, he was named King's Counsel. Girouard was bâtonnier for Quebec in 1940 and 1941. He was married twice: to Thérèse Marsil in 1923 and to Marie-Louise-Florence Côté in 1949.

He resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1939 and was elected to the Quebec assembly that year. Girouard served in the Quebec cabinet as Attorney General from 1939 to 1942. In 1942, he was named judge in the Quebec Superior Court for Trois-Rivières district and served in that post until 1963. He died at Quebec City at the age of 89 and was buried at Arthabaska.

1925 Canadian federal election: Drummond—Arthabaska
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Wilfrid Girouard	9,301
	Conservative	Joseph Marier	3,926
	Farmer	Luc Louis Philippe Poulin de Courval	1,130

1926 Canadian federal election: Drummond—Arthabaska
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Wilfrid Girouard	9,600
	Conservative	Henri-Édouard St-Sauveur	3,814

1930 Canadian federal election: Drummond—Arthabaska
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Wilfrid Girouard	11,241
	Conservative	Agésilas Kirouac	7,784
Source: lop.parl.ca

1935 Canadian federal election: Drummond—Arthabaska
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Wilfrid Girouard	14,125
	Conservative	Roland Provencher	7,411
	Reconstruction	Élie Lalumière	1,067

References

• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.