Réal Caouette

Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (died 1976)

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Born: September 26, 1917
Died: December 16, 1976
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1917

About Réal Caouette

David Réal Caouette (French pronunciation: [david ʁeal kawɛt]; September 26, 1917 – December 16, 1976) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) and leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada and founder of the Ralliement des créditistes. Outside politics he worked as a car dealer. His son, Gilles Caouette, was also a Social Credit MP and was briefly acting leader of the party. == Early political career == Caouette was born in Amos, in the Abitibi region of Quebec, the son of Marie (Cloutier) and Samuel Caouette. Caouette was converted to the social credit philosophy in 1939. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a 1946 by-election in Pontiac for the Union des électeurs, a pro-Social Credit group in Quebec. He sat as a Social Credit MP once elected. In the 1949 election, his home was drawn into the newly created Villeneuve, and he was defeated as a Union des électeurs candidate. == Out of Parliament == He ran again in the 1953, 1957 and 1958 elections, but was unsuccessful each time.

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Career and life highlights

In the 1962 election, Social Credit won 26 seats in Québec, led by Caouette, who returned as the member for Villeneuve.
He held this seat until 1968, when he transferred to the newly created Témiscamingue, a riding he would hold for the rest of his life.

Réal Caouette timeline

1949In the 1949 election, his home was drawn into the newly created Villeneuve, and he was defeated as a Union des électeurs candidate.
1962In the 1962 election, Social Credit won 26 seats in Québec, led by Caouette, who returned as the member for Villeneuve.
1968He held this seat until 1968, when he transferred to the newly created Témiscamingue, a riding he would hold for the rest of his life.

The world when Réal Caouette was born

Réal Caouette was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1917

Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
Top headlineUS enters World War I
Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Réal Caouette's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1917	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Population	100.8M	341 million

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