Raymond Bruneau Explained

Raymond Bruneau
Birth Date:1917 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Hawkesbury, Ontario
Death Place:Ottawa, Ontario
Spouse:Marie-Thérèse O'Rourke
Residence:Ottawa, Ontario
Riding:Prescott
Predecessor:Élie-Oscar Bertrand
Term Start:1949
Term End:1953
Riding2:Glengarry—Prescott
Successor2:Osie Villeneuve
Term Start2:1953
Term End2:1957
Profession:translator
Party:Independent Liberal, Liberal Party of Canada

Raymond Bruneau (June 12, 1917  - July 5, 1971) was an Ontario translator and political figure. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Prescott and defeating the 24-year incumbent Liberal MP, Élie-Oscar Bertrand, to sit as an Independent Liberal from 1949 to 1953. He sat for Glengarry—Prescott as a Liberal from 1953 to 1957.

He was born in Hawkesbury, Ontario in 1917, the son of Joseph Bruneau. He studied political science and constitutional law at the University of Ottawa. In 1944, he married Marie-Thérèse O'Rourke. Bruneau worked in Ottawa as a translator in the federal public service. He was unsuccessful in attempts at reelection in 1957, 1958 and 1963.

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