- Arthur Sauvé
Arthur Sauvé, PC (
October 1 ,1874 –February 6 ,1944 ) was born in Saint-Hermas (today part ofMirabel, Quebec ).The
Legislative Assembly of Quebec member for Deux-Montagnes from 1908 to 1930, he was leader of theQuebec Conservative Party but never premier. He was the father of future premierPaul Sauvé .In 1930 he moved to federal politics and became Postmaster General in the Cabinet of Richard Bennett until 1935. In 1935 he was appointed to the Senate.
He was also the mayor of the municipality of
Saint-Benoit, Quebec from 1906 to 1923.Elections as party leader
Quebec: He lost the 1919 election, 1923 election, and 1927 election.
ee also
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Politics of Quebec
*List of Quebec general elections
*List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
*Timeline of Quebec history External links
* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/s/SAUVA.htm National Assembly biography] fr icon
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Member of Parliament forLaval—Two Mountains
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