Adrien F. Arsenault (April 12, 1889 – June 28, 1941) was a lawyer and political figure on

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. He represented

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in the Legislative Assembly from 1922 to 1935 as a

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Biography

He was born in Egmont Bay,

, the son of Étienne J. Arsenault and Philomène Pitre, and was educated at the

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. He studied law with Albert C. Saunders and practised in the office of MacQuarrie and Arsenault at Summerside. Arsenault was married twice: to Bernice A. MacDonald, the daughter of

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, in 1920 and to Ellen MacNeill in 1935. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1922 by-election held after Aubin Edmond Arsenault was named a judge. Arsenault served in the province's Executive Council as a

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from 1923 to 1927 and from 1931 to 1935. He died in Summerside at the age of 52.

References

Fonds Adrien F. Arsenault, Prince Edward Island Archival Information Network
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs 1889 births 1941 deaths People from Prince County, Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub