Louis Gosselin was a Liberal party

Liberal Party of Canada

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. He was born in Saint-Alexandre-d'Iberville, Quebec

Saint-Alexandre, Quebec

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 and became a farmer and lawyer.

Gosselin attended College Sainte-Marie then McGill University

McGill University

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, University College London

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 and Collège de la Sorbonne

Sorbonne

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 in Paris

Paris

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. He was mayor of Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Quebec

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 at one time.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Brome—Missisquoi

Brome—Missisquoi

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 riding in the 1935 general election

Canadian federal election, 1935

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. After completing one term, the 18th Canadian Parliament

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, Gosselin left federal politics and did not seek another term in the 1940 election

Canadian federal election, 1940

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