Arthur Sauvé
Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox officeholder Arthur Sauvé, Template:Post-nominals (Template:IPA; October 1, 1874 – February 6, 1944) was born in Saint-Hermas (today part of Mirabel, Quebec).
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec member for Deux-Montagnes from 1908 to 1930, he was leader of the Quebec Conservative Party but never premier.
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-Benoît from 1906 to 1923.
Elections as party leader
Quebec: He lost the 1919 election, 1923 election, and 1927 election.
Personal life
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He married Marie-Louise Lachaine on October 9, 1899, and they had four children, including future premier Paul Sauvé.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Arthur Sauvé died in Montreal on February 6, 1944.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Clear left
See also
- Politics of Quebec
- List of Quebec general elections
- List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
- Timeline of Quebec history
References
- Pages with broken file links
- 1874 births
- 1944 deaths
- Canadian senators from Quebec
- 20th-century mayors of places in Quebec
- Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators
- Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs
- People from Mirabel, Quebec
- Postmasters general of Canada
- Quebec political party leaders
- 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec
- 20th-century members of the Senate of Canada