Arthur Godbout
Arthur Godbout | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Beauce | |
| In office 1902–1921 | |
| Preceded by | Henri Sévérin Béland |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-Hughes Fortier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 13, 1872 Lambton, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | March 12, 1932 (aged 59) Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | Joseph Godbout, brother |
Arthur Godbout (December 13, 1872 – March 12, 1932) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.
Born in Lambton, Quebec, Godbout studied at the Séminaire de Québec and the Université Laval à Montréal. He was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1898 and was created a King's Counsel in 1912. He was a lawyer in Saint-Georges-Est and Saint-Joseph.[1]
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Beauce in a 1902 by-election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1912. He was acclaimed in 1916 and re-elected in 1919. In 1921, he was appointed a judge for the district court in Beauce.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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