Charles Richard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
About Charles Richard
- Charles Richard (10 March 1900 – 31 May 1978) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
- Born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec, he was a dental surgeon by career. Richard's first attempt at a House of Commons seat was in the 1935 federal election at Kamouraska, where he was defeated by Joseph Georges Bouchard of the Liberal party. During World War II Richard was a member of the Royal Canadian Dental Corps.
- At one time he also served as vice-president of Quebec's provincial dental society (Société dentaire de Québec).He was first elected at the Kamouraska riding in the 1958 general election.
- He served only one federal term, the 24th Canadian Parliament, before being defeated in the 1962 election by Charles-Eugène Dionne of the Social Credit party.
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