Albany M. Robichaud (22 July 1903 – 27 October 1974) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Robichaud was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Shippagan, New Brunswick and became a barrister by career.

Albany Robichaud
Member of Parliament
for Gloucester
In office
May 1952 – August 1953
Preceded byClovis-Thomas Richard
Succeeded byHédard Robichaud
Personal details
Born
Albany M. Robichaud

(1903-07-22)22 July 1903
Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada
Died27 October 1974(1974-10-27) (aged 71)
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada[1]
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Professionbarrister

He attended University of St. Joseph's College where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1923, then in 1926 attained a Master of Arts. He proceeded to the University of New Brunswick for law studies where in 1927 he received a Bachelor of Civil Law degree then called to the bar that year. He then established a law practice in Bathurst, New Brunswick and in 1943 received a Doctor of Civil Law degree from Bathurst's Université du Sacré-Coeur. From 1945 to 1948, he was mayor of Bathurst.[1]

Robichaud ran unsuccessful campaigns for a House of Commons seat at the Gloucester riding in several federal elections. In 1930 and 1935 and 1940, he was a Conservative candidate (with the Conservatives known as the "National Government" party in 1940). He ran as an independent at Gloucester in 1945.

Robichaud was elected to Parliament for the Progressive Conservative party in a by-election on 26 May 1952. He was defeated in the 1953 federal election by Hédard Robichaud of the Liberal party.

After leaving federal office, Albany Robichaud became the fifth Acadian to be appointed a judge for the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick, the province's superior court.[1]

He bought and lived in the Flavien Doucet Residence, a historic site in Bathurst district.[2]

Electoral record

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1953 Canadian federal election: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hédard Robichaud 13,330 57.59 +9.89
Progressive Conservative Albany Robichaud 9,542 41.22 -11.08
Co-operative Commonwealth Alphonse Landry 276 1.19
Total valid votes 23,148 100.00
Canadian federal by-election, 26 May 1952
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
On Clovis-Thomas Richard's acceptance of an office of
emolument under the Crown, 5 March 1952
Progressive Conservative Albany Robichaud 11,245 52.30 +22.08
Liberal Hédard Robichaud 10,256 47.70 -22.08
Total valid votes 21,501 100.00

References

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  1. ^ a b c Brun, Régis (2000). "Fonds d'Archives No 210 / Répertoire numérique détaillé du fonds (81 cm) / Albany-Robichaud (1883-1975)" (in French). University of Moncton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2002. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  2. ^ "HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca". www.historicplaces.ca. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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