Calixte F. Savoie
1895-1985
Calixte F. Savoie was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick on 23 August 1895. He was a Canadian businessman, school principal, teacher and politician. Savoie worked for the Société l'Assomption from 1926 to 1962. His Mémoire d'un nationaliste acadien was published in 1979.He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1955. An Independent Liberal, he represented the senatorial division of L'Acadie, New Brunswick. He resigned in 1970. Savoie died 2 December 1985. École Calixte-F.-Savoie in Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, New Brunswick is named in his honour.
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Predominant New Brunswick Residences:
Bouctouche
Archival Material
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Fonds Calixte-Savoie
⌄LocationCentre d'études acadiennes Anselme-ChiassonWebsite/Catalogue RecordRetrieval Number64Date Range of Material1925-1973Extent
approx. 70 cm of textual records
Scope and Content NoteFonds includes correspondence, manuscripts, legal documents, reports, house plans, documents related to Savoie's teaching, correspondence with the Consulat de France, correspondence related to his time in Senate, and manuscripts and typescripts of lectures and articles written by Savoie, as well as the manuscript of Mémoires d'un nationalistes acadien.