Jack Loutet was a Scottish

Scotland

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-born real estate and insurance agent and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. He represented North Vancouver

North Vancouver (provincial electoral district)

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 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1930 to 1933 as a Conservative

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He was born in Coupar Angus

Coupar Angus

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, Perthshire

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, the son of John Loutet and Catherine Yates Lindsay, and came to Canada in 1905. In 1909, he married Blanche C. Rennie. Loutet served as councillor (1911–21), reeve (1923) and mayor (1945–47) for North Vancouver

North Vancouver, British Columbia

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. He was also the first postmaster for the North Lonsdale post office. Loutet was the first president of the Notaries' Society of BC. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1928. Loutet was elected in a 1930 by-election held after Ian Alistair MacKenzie

Ian Alistair Mackenzie

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was named to the federal cabinet. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1933. Loutet died in North Vancouver at the age of 80.