Maxime Goulet

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Maxime Goulet (January 28, 1854 – 1932) was a Canadian politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1878 to 1886 and was the Minister of Agriculture under Conservative Premier John Norquay.

Goulet was born in Saint Boniface, Manitoba in 1854. His father was Alexis Goulet, a St. Boniface resident of Métis heritage; his mother Josephte was the daughter of John Siveright,^[1] a Scots factor for the Hudson's Bay Company. He was elected in the 1878 general election as a member of the French Party for the riding of St. Vital. He then ran in the riding of La Verendrye as an independent conservative, winning in the 1879 and 1883 elections. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 7 January 1880 to 16 November 1881. He left office in 1886.

Maxime Goulet was a younger brother of the Métis martyr^[2] Elzéar Goulet,^[3] He married Elise Genthon in 1873. He died in 1932.

Goulet Street in central St. Boniface is named for Maxime Goulet.^[4]

Notes

↑ John Siveright, Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
↑ Elzéar Goulet Memorial Park article in the Lance newspaper
↑ Elzéar Goulet, Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
↑ History in Winnipeg Street Names. Manitoba Historical Society. Accessed November 27, 2011.

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Name	Goulet, Maxime
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Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	January 28, 1855
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Date of death	1932
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