- Hortensius Béïque
Hortensius Béïque was a Canadian politician from
Quebec . [ [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/b/beiqh.htm Biography of Hortensius Béïque, Assemblée nationale du Québec] ]Background
He was born on
September 29 ,1889 in Marieville and was a stock broker.Federal Politics
Béïque unsuccessfully ran as a Conservative candidate for the district
Chambly—Verchères in 1926.Mayor
He served as Mayor of Chambly-Bassin from 1930 to 1945.
Member of the Legislature
Béïque ran as a Conservative candidate in 1931 for the district of Vaudreuil and won. He was defeated against Liberal candidate
Alexandre Thurber in 1935.He made a political comeback and was elected as a Union Nationale candidate in 1936, but lost re-election again in 1939.
Death
Béïque died on
August 15 ,1951 .Footnotes
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years=1936–1939
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