Arthur Lachance | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Quebec-Centre |
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In office 1905–1917 |
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Preceded by | Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin |
Succeeded by | Electoral district was abolished in 1914. |
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Born | June 22, 1868 Quebec City, Quebec |
Died | March 1, 1945 | (aged 76)
Political party | Liberal |
Arthur Lachance (June 22, 1868 – March 1, 1945) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Lachance was educated at the Christian Brothers' School, Quebec Seminary and Laval University. A crown attorney, crown prosecutor, lawyer, was first elected to Parliament by acclamation in a 1905 by-election in the electoral district of Quebec-Centre after the current MP, Albert Malouin, was appointed a Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, Arthabasca District. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911.