Joseph-Arthur Denis (26 April 1881 – 1 October 1934) was a

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member of the

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. He was born in

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in Berthier County and became a physician. The son of Arsène Denis and Georgiana Laporte, Denis attended Joliette College, then

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. He practised medicine at Notre-Dame-des-Bois and

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. He was first elected to Parliament at the St. Denis riding in the 1921 general election then re-elected in

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and

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. Denis died on 1 October 1934 before he was able to complete his fourth term, the

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. His brother Azellus succeeded him as member for St. Denis.

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* 1881 births 1934 deaths Physicians from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Université Laval alumni 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub