- Arthur Turcotte
Arthur Turcotte (
January 19 1845 –October 12 1905 ) was aQuebec lawyer, journalist and political figure.He was born in
Montreal in 1845, the son ofJoseph-Édouard Turcotte . He studied at the JesuitCollège Sainte-Marie de Montréal and atStonyhurst College inEngland . He then studied law at theUniversité Laval and McGill and was called to the bar in 1867. He began practice in Trois-Rivières. In 1872, he served as parliamentary correspondent in the provincial assembly for "Le Canadien". In 1873, he became a member of the town council in Trois-Rivières and served as mayor from July 1876 to July 1877. Turcotte was elected to theLegislative Assembly of Quebec for Trois-Rivières in a 1876 by-election as an independent Conservative; he was reelected in 1878. Turcotte served as speaker of the assembly from 1878 to 1882. He was namedQueen's Counsel in 1878. In 1879, he helped found "La Concorde", becoming its editor. He was defeated in 1881, now running as a Liberal but, after his opponent was unseated because he was accused of bribery, won the seat in an 1884 by-election; he was reelected in 1886. Turcotte condemned the actions of the federal government during theNorthwest Rebellion , was part of the campaign in Quebec to saveLouis Riel and supported autonomy for the Métis people. In 1884, after "La Concorde" ceased publication, he helped establish a new newspaper, "La Sentinelle". In 1887, he was named minister without portfolio in thecabinet ofHonoré Mercier and served as attorney general from 1888 to 1890. He was defeated in the 1890 election. Later that year, Turcotte was appointedprotonotary for the Superior Court in Montreal district and served until his death in Montreal in 1905. He was buried in Trois-Rivières.External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=7109 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/FRA/membres/notices/t-u/turca.htm Biography from Assemblée nationale du Québec] fr icon
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7875819 Find-A-Grave biography]###@@@KEY@@@###succession box
before=Télesphore-Eusèbe Normand
years=1876-1877
after=Joseph-Napoléon Bureau
title=Mayor of Trois-Rivièressuccession box
before=Louis Beaubien , Conservative
title=Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
years=1878-06-04 –1882-03-08
after=Louis-Olivier Taillon , Conservative
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