Preceded by Wilfrid Girouard Religion Roman Catholic Spouse Jeannette Galarneau Succeeded by Samuel Boulanger Name Armand Cloutier Party Liberal Party of Canada | Political party Liberal Role Member of Parliament Resigned June 1957 Profession accountant, paymaster Died February 14, 1982 | |
Born 31 December 1901
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States ( 1901-12-31 ) | ||
Armand Cloutier (31 December 1901 – 14 February 1982) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States, he was also an accountant and paymaster.
Cloutier was educated at the Commercial College in Victoriaville, then studied accounting at La Salle University in Chicago and also at the Alexander Hamilton Institute in New York.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Drummond—Arthabaska riding in the 1940 general election then re-elected for successive terms in 1945, 1949 and 1953. His first speech in the House of Commons was in February 1942, supporting Allied nations in the World War II effort but objected to proposals for military conscription to support overseas battles. Cloutier was defeated by Samuel Boulanger, an independent liberal candidate, in the 1957 election.