Association des Richard du N.-B.

Descendants et amis de Michel Richard dit Sansoucy

Clovis T. Richard

Clovis-Thomas Richard (1892 – 1976) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick.

The son of Irenée Richard and Marie LeBlanc, he was born in South Framingham, Massachusetts and raised in College Bridge, New Brunswick. He was educated at University of St. Joseph’s College, earning a BA degree before attending Dalhousie University where he graduated in 1918 with a Bachelor of Laws degree. He married Alice Bernadette Hayes, daughter of John Hayes and Victoria Hawkes, on September 15h 1925 in Restigouche and became the father of 4 children.

Richard was a member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. After the war, he practiced law; then, in a 1926 by-election to replace Peter Veniot who had been elected to the House of Commons of Canada in Ottawa, Richard won election to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as the Liberal party candidate for the riding of Gloucester County. He was reelected in 1930, 1935, 1939, and 1944.
Clovis Thomas Richard généalogie

Richard served as the Provincial Secretary-Treasurer from July 16, 1935 to January 10, 1940. He left provincial politics in 1945 to successfully run for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Gloucester. Reelected in the 1949 Federal election, he served in Ottawa until retiring from politics in 1952.

In 1952, Richard resigned as MP for Gloucester County to accept the position of judge of the provincial supreme court. In addition to receiving an honorary doctorate in law from Saint Joseph University, Clovis T. Richard was involved in his community as a member of the Knights of Columbus and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.

The Clovis T. Richard Home is designated a Local Historic Place in recognition of the importance of Clovis T. Richard and for its architecture.

The Clovis T. Richard House is a two-story private residence inspired by the Queen Anne Revival style that was built in the early 20th century. It is one of the last private houses on Main Street in the city of Bathurst.

HERITAGE VALUE

The Clovis T. Richard House is also recognized for its architecture. Built according to a square plan specific to the American Four Square model, it takes on a neo-Queen Anne inspired appearance thanks to its gallery stretching over two facades and its projecting windows on two floors on the main facade. The quality of its interior woodwork and the presence of its original interior partitions give this residence a character representative of the interior finishing of houses of this type and period.

Sources: Wikipedia,  Canada’s Historic Places, Genealogy: Paul Richard