Thomas Vien, (19 July 1881 – 18 November 1972) was a
Canadian
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politician.
Born in
Lauzon, Quebec on 19 July 1881. He studied at the
Royal Military College of Canada
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in
Kingston, Ontario
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, then studied law at the Collège de Lévis. After, he studied law at the
Université Laval
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. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1905. He practiced with several law firms before becoming senior partner of Vien, Paré, Gould and Vien, of
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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.
He was first elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
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for the Quebec riding of
Lotbinière as a
Laurier Liberal
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* The Laurier Liberals, who opposed conscription of soldiers to sup ...
in the
1917 federal election. He was re-elected in
1921
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but did not run in
1925
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. From 1922 to 1923, he served as chairman of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee. From 1924 to 1925, he was chairman of the Banking and Commerce Committee. From 1925 to 1931, he was the deputy chief commissioner of the Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada.
After returning to his legal practice, he was elected in
1935 federal election for the riding of
Outremont
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. From 1936 to 1940, he served as chairman of the Standing Committee on Railways, Canals and Telegraph Lines.
He was re-elected in
1940
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January
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. From 1940 to 1942, he was the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons. In 1942, he was appointed to the
Senate of Canada
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representing the senatorial division of De Lorimier, Quebec. From 1943 to 1945, he was the
Speaker of the Senate of Canada
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. At the age of 87, in 1968, he resigned his senate seat. He died four years later in Montreal.
electoral record
References
External links
*
Speakers of the Senate biography
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1881 births
1972 deaths
Canadian senators from Quebec
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Liberal Party of Canada senators
Laurier Liberals
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
Speakers of the Senate of Canada
Royal Military College of Canada alumni
People from Lévis, Quebec
Politicians from Chaudière-Appalaches
Université Laval alumni
20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
20th-century members of the Senate of Canada