Clovis-Thomas Richard was a Canadian

Canada

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 lawyer

Lawyer

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 and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

. He was born in South Framingham, Massachusetts and raised in College Bridge

Memramcook, New Brunswick

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, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

. He was educated at University of St. Joseph's College, earning a BA

Bachelor of Arts

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 degree before attending Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University

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 where he graduated in 1918 with a Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Laws

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 degree.

Richard was a member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force

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 during World War I

World War I

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. After the war, he practiced law; then, in a 1926 by-election

By-election

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 to replace Peter Veniot

Peter Veniot

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 who had been elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 in Ottawa, Clovis Richard won election to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 as the Liberal party

New Brunswick Liberal Association

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 candidate for the riding of Gloucester County

Gloucester County, New Brunswick

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. He was reelected in 1930

New Brunswick general election, 1930

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, 1935

New Brunswick general election, 1935

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, 1939

New Brunswick general election, 1939

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, and 44

New Brunswick general election, 1944

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.

Clovis Richard served as the Provincial Secretary-Treasurer

Department of Finance (New Brunswick)

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 from July 16, 1935 to January 10, 1940. He left provincial politics in 1945 to successfully run for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 as the Liberal Party of Canada

Liberal Party of Canada

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 candidate in the riding of Gloucester

Acadie—Bathurst

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. Reelected in the 1949 Federal election

Canadian federal election, 1949

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, he served in Ottawa until retiring from politics in 1952.