René Chaloult | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Kamouraska | |
In office 1936–1939 |
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Preceded by | Pierre Gagnon |
Succeeded by | Louis Philippe Lizotte |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Lotbinière | |
In office 1939–1944 |
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Preceded by | Maurice Pelletier |
Succeeded by | Guy Roberge |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Québec-Comté | |
In office 1944–1952 |
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Preceded by | François-Xavier Bouchard |
Succeeded by | Jean-Jacques Bédard |
Personal details | |
Born |
Quebec City, Quebec |
January 26, 1901
Died | December 20, 1978 Quebec City, Quebec |
(aged 77)
René Chaloult (January 26, 1901 – December 20, 1978) was a nationalist politician in Quebec, Canada.
He was born on January 26, 1901 in Quebec City.
Chaloult first won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1936 election in the district of Kamouraska. In 1937, he and colleagues Oscar Drouin, Joseph-Ernest Grégoire, Philippe Hamel and Adolphe Marcoux left the Union Nationale. Chaloult joined the Liberals and won re-election in the 1939 election as the Member for the district of Lotbinière.
During World War II, Chaloult opposed conscription.
He won re-election as an Independent in Québec-Comté electoral district in the 1944 and 1948 elections, but was defeated in the 1952 election and in the district of Jonquière-Kénogami in the 1956 election.