Frederick Arthur Pauline (September 19, 1861 – June 30, 1955) was an

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-born merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Saanich in the

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from 1916 to 1924 as a

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. He was born in

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and came to Canada in 1883. He operated a wholesale dry goods business. Pauline served as president of the Victoria Board of Trade from 1907 to 1911, when he retired from his business. He served as

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from 1922 to 1924 (he served as Deputy Speaker from 1921 to 1922). Pauline was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1924 and was named

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for British Columbia in

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later that year. Mount Pauline was named in his honour.

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* BC United MLAs Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1861 births 1955 deaths British emigrants to Canada 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia {{BCUnited-BritishColumbia-MLA-stub