Pius Michaud was a Canadian

Canada

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 lawyer and politician who served in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. He represented the electoral district of Victoria

Victoria (New Brunswick electoral district)

Victoria was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was re-distributed in 1914 into Restigouche—Madawaska and Victoria—Carleton ridings.The riding's...

 from 1907 to 1917, and Restigouche—Madawaska

Restigouche—Madawaska

Restigouche—Madawaska was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968.This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Restigouche and Victoria ridings....

 from 1917 to 1925, as a member of the Liberal Party

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.

He was the son of Felix Michaud and Marguerite H. Violette and was educated at St. Joseph's College. In 1899, he married Marie Hebert. Michaud served as secretary-treasurer for the council for Madawaska County

Madawaska County, New Brunswick

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. He lived in Edmunston.

He won the riding of Victoria by acclamation in 1907, following the appointment of John Costigan

John Costigan

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 to the Senate, and was reelected in the 1908

Canadian federal election, 1908

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 and 1911

Canadian federal election, 1911

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 elections. He was subsequently re-elected in the redistributed riding of Restigouche—Madawaska in the 1917

Canadian federal election, 1917

The 1917 Canadian federal election was held on December 17, 1917, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 13th Parliament of Canada. Described by historian Michael Bliss as the "most bitter election in Canadian history", it was fought mainly over the issue of conscription...

 and 1921

Canadian federal election, 1921

The Canadian federal election of 1921 was held on December 6, 1921 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Canada. The Union government that had governed Canada through the First World War was defeated, and replaced by a Liberal government under the young leader...

 elections, but was defeated by Arthur Culligan

Arthur Culligan

Arthur Culligan was a farmer, lumberman and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Restigouche County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1912 to 1917 and Restigouche—Madawaska in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1926 as a Conservative member.He was born...

 of the Conservatives in the 1925

Canadian federal election, 1925

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election.