Paul Couture was a dairy farmer and political figure in Quebec

Quebec

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. He represented Chicoutimi—Saguenay

Chicoutimi—Saguenay

Chicoutimi—Saguenay was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was amalgamated into the Chicoutimi and Lake St...

 in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1887 to 1891 as an Independent member.

He was born in Saint-Charles

Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec

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, Bellechasse County, Lower Canada

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. In 1857, he married Philomène Boulanger. He operated a butter and cheese factory at Laterrière

Laterrière, Quebec

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; Couture established this facility in 1883 with his brother Octave as a model facility to educate others in the region in the production of butter. He was also involved in the production of wool.