Paul Couture (Canadian politician)

Paul Couture
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Chicoutimi—Saguenay
In office
1887–1891
Preceded byJean Alfred Gagné
Succeeded byPaul Vilmond Savard
Personal details
Born(1833-04-15)April 15, 1833
St-Charles, Lower Canada
DiedNovember 30, 1913(1913-11-30) (aged 80)
Political partyIndependent

Paul Couture (April 15, 1833 – November 30, 1913) was a dairy farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chicoutimi—Saguenay in the House of Commons of Canada 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

  1. ^ Paul Couture, un pionnier de l’éducation dans le domaine agricole, Encyclobec Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  2. ^ Alma au Lac Saint-Jean : son histoire (1967) V. Tremblay p. 160 (in French)


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