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Arthur Sauvé, (; October 1, 1874 – February 6, 1944) was born in
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(today part of
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). The
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member for
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from 1908 to 1930, he was leader of the Quebec Conservative Party but never premier. In 1930 he moved to federal politics and became
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in the
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of Richard Bennett until 1935. In 1935 he was appointed to the
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. 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

He married Marie-Louise Lachaine on October 9, 1899, and they had four children, including future premier
Paul Sauvé Joseph-Mignault-Paul Sauvé (; March 24, 1907 – January 2, 1960) was a Canadian lawyer, World War II veteran, and politician. He was the 17th premier of Quebec in 1959 and 1960. Life Paul Sauvé was born in Saint-Benoit, Quebec, Canada to j ...
. Arthur Sauvé died in Montreal on February 6, 1944.


See also

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Politics of Quebec The politics of Quebec are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of Quebec is Quebec City, where the Lieutenant Governor, Pr ...
*
List of Quebec general elections This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian province of Quebec's unicameral legislative body, the National Assembly of Quebec (and its predecessor, the Legislative Assembly of Quebec). The number of sea ...
*
List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition This is a list of the leaders of the opposition party of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867). Note that the leader of the opposition is not always the leader of the political party with the second-largest number of seats, in cases where the ...
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Timeline of Quebec history This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history. Events taking place outside Quebec, for example in English Canada, the United States, Britain or France, may be included when they are considered to have had a significant impact on ...


References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sauve, Arthur 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