Background
He was born on January 26, 1901 in Quebec City.
politician Member of the National Assembly
He was born on January 26, 1901 in Quebec City.
During World World War II, Chaloult opposed conscription. Chaloult retired to live at his summer home in Kamouraska. Each year on July 1, he would fly the Quebec flag outside his summer home at half-staff to show his nationalist inclinations.
He died on December 20, 1978.
Foreign many years, Chaloult urged Quebec to adopt a distinctive design for its flag. On January 21, 1948, the government of Maurice Duplessis fulfilled the request.
Chaloult first won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1936 election in the district of Kamouraska. Chaloult joined the Liberals and won re-election in the 1939 election as the Member for the district of Lotbinière. He won re-election as an Independent in Québec-Comté electoral district in the 1944 and 1948 elections, but was defeated in the 1952 election and in the district of Jonquière-Kénogami in the 1956 election.
