Joseph-Félix "Joe-Félix" Arsenault (October 16, 1865 – February 27, 1947) was a merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented 3rd Prince in the

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from 1897 to 1904 as a

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member. He was born in Abrams Village, the son of Joseph-Octave Arsenault and Gertrude Gaudet. He was educated there and at the College of Saint Joseph in

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. He married Gertrude Cormier. Arsenault operated a general store. He was defeated by Joseph Félix H. Arsenault when he ran for reelection in 1904. In 1905, he left for

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, where he worked for a mining company until 1913. He returned to Summerside and then moved to

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in 1917 to work for the Department of Internal Revenue. He operated a general store in Abrams Village from 1922 to 1925, then moved to Summerside, where he managed a general store. Arsenault died in Summerside at the age of 81. His brother Aubin-Edmond Arsenault became premier for the province.

References

*''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1903'', AJ Magurn 1865 births 1947 deaths St. Joseph's College alumni Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub