Cléophas Beausoleil

Cléophas Beausoleil
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Berthier
In office 1887–1899
Preceded by	Edward Octavian Cuthbert
Succeeded by	Joseph Éloi Archambault
Personal details
Born	June 19, 1845(1845-06-19) Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East
Died	October 4, 1904(1904-10-04) (aged 59) Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Quebec
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Henriette Lapointe

Cléophas Beausoleil (June 19, 1845 – October 4, 1904) was a Canadian journalist, publisher, office holder, lawyer, and politician.

Born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East, he was a journalist and lawyer before entering politics as an alderman with the Montreal City Council in 1882. He was acclaimed in 1885 and resigned in 1888. He was acclaimed again in 1892 and served until he was appointed postmaster in 1899. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1887 federal election in the riding of Berthier. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1891 and acclaimed in 1896. He resigned in 1899, when Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier appointed him postmaster in Montreal.

In 1868, he married Henriette Lapointe. Beausoleil died in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon at the age of 59 after an extended illness.

References

• Cléophas Beausoleil at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

External links

• Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament

Persondata
Name	Beausoleil, Cleophas
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 19, 1845
Place of birth	Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East
Date of death	October 4, 1904
Place of death	Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Quebec

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