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About Michel Clouet
- Michel Clouet (January 9, 1770 – January 5, 1836) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Beauport in 1770.
- He operated a general store at Quebec City, was partners with François Huot in a retail company from 1796 to 1797 and then went on to operate his own store at Quebec which mainly sold hardware.
- He married Marie-Josephte Lalime, the daughter of seaman Michel LĂ©pine, dit Lalime, in 1801.
- Clouet served in the militia during the War of 1812 as captain and then major.
- He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Quebec County in an 1822 by-election held after the death of Louis Gauvreau; he served until 1833 when he resigned for health reasons.
- Louis-Théodore Besserer replaced him in the assembly after a by-election held later that year.
- Clouet also served as justice of the peace for Quebec district. He died at Quebec in 1836 and was buried at Beauport. His sister Josephte married Étienne-François Parent, a farmer; their son Étienne later served in the legislative assembly.
- His sister Louise married Pierre Simard, a baker; their son Georges-Honoré went on to serve in the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
- His niece Josephte married Hector-Simon Huot, the son of his former partner François.
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