Cléophas Beausoleil (June 19, 1845 – October 4, 1904) was a

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journalist, publisher, office holder, lawyer, and politician. Born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois,

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, he was a journalist and lawyer before entering politics as an alderman with the Montreal City Council in 1882. He was acclaimed in 1885 and resigned in 1888. He was acclaimed again in 1892 and served until he was appointed

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in 1899. He was elected to the

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in the 1887 federal election in the riding of Berthier. A Liberal, he was re-elected in

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and acclaimed in

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. He resigned in 1899, when

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appointed him postmaster in Montreal. In 1868, he married Henriette Lapointe. Beausoleil died in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon at the age of 59 after an extended illness.

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* 1845 births 1904 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Montreal city councillors Canadian postmasters 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub