Arthur Trahan, (May 26, 1877 – September 22, 1950) was a

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lawyer, judge and political figure in

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. He represented Nicolet in the

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from 1913 to 1917 and Nicolet in the

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from 1917 to 1923 as a :Liberal. He was born in

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, the son of Narcisse Trahan and Adéline-Rébecca Rousseau, and was educated at the Séminaire de Nicolet and the

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in Montreal. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1901 and set up practice in Nicolet. He was married twice: to Joséphine Dufresne in 1902 and to Diane Leduc in 1924. Trahan served as a member of the municipal council for Nicolet from 1911 to 1919. He was named

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in 1912. Trahan was bâtonnier for Trois-Rivières district in 1916 and 1917. He resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1917 to run for a federal seat. In 1923, Trahan resigned his seat in the House of Commons after he was named to the

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. He died in

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at the age of 73 and was buried in Nicolet.

Electoral record

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Trahan, Arthur Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Judges in Quebec 1877 births 1950 deaths Canadian King's Counsel 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec