Paul Couture

Paul Couture (April 15, 1833 – November 30, 1913) was a dairy farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chicoutimi—Saguenay in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1891 as an Independent member.

He was born in Saint-Charles, Bellechasse County, Lower Canada. In 1857, he married Philomène Boulanger. He operated a butter and cheese factory at Laterrière; 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^[1]. He was also involved in the production of wool^[2].

References

Paul Couture - Parliament of Canada biography
The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889 AJ Gemmill

^ Paul Couture, un pionnier de l’éducation dans le domaine agricole, Encyclobec (French)
^ Alma au Lac Saint-Jean : son histoire (1967) V. Tremblay p. 160 (French)

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Name	Couture, Paul
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Date of birth	April 15, 1833
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Date of death	November 30, 1913
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