{{Short description|Canadian politician (1885–1974)}} [[File:Photo de Louis Even.jpg|thumb| Louis Even ]] '''Louis Even''' (March 23, 1885, [[Montfort-sur-Meu]] – September 27, 1974) was a lay Christian leader and publisher who founded the [[social credit]] movement in [[Quebec]]. He co-founded and led the [[Pilgrims of Saint Michael]], better known as the white berets, with [[Gilberte Côté-Mercier]] and was a founder of the [[Union of Electors]], a predecessor of [[Réal Caouette]]'s ''[[Ralliement créditiste]]''.
In 1940, he ran for a seat in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] as a [[New Democracy (Canada)|New Democracy]] candidate in [[Lake St-John—Roberval]] and came in third with over 3,000 votes.
==See also== *[[Canadian social credit movement]]
==External links== *[http://www.michaeljournal.org/evenbioa.htm Louis Even biographical notes] from the Pilgrims of St. Michael {{Social Credit}}
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