- Arthur-Lucien Beaubien
Infobox MP
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name = Arthur-Lucien Beaubien
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constituency_MP = Provencher
parliament = Canadian
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predecessor =John Patrick Molloy
successor =René Jutras
term_start = 1921
term_end =1940
birth_date =February 11 ,1879
birth_place = Arthabaska, Quebec,Canada
death_date =March 21 ,1971
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nationality =Canadian
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party = Liberal Party
Progressive PartyLiberal-Progressive
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occupation =farmer
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website = [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=a638ffca-3e58-4c73-af5b-001d8d62aeda&Language=E&MenuID=Lists.Members.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2FLists%2FMembers.aspx%3FParliament%3D%26Riding%3D%26Name%3Dbeaubien%26Party%3D%26Province%3D%26Gender%3D%26New%3DFalse%26Current%3DFalse%26Picture%3DFalse&Section=ALL Parliament of Canada biography]
footnotes =Arthur-Lucien Beaubien (
February 11 ,1879 in Arthabaska, Quebec,Canada –March 21 ,1971 ) was aCanadian politician andfarmer . He was elected to theCanadian House of Commons in the 1921 election as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent theriding of Provencher. He was re-elected in 1926 then became a Liberal Progressive. He was then re-elected in 1935 and switched back to the Liberal Party. In 1940, he was appointed to theCanadian senate upon the advice of Mackenzie King to the senate division ofProvencher, Manitoba . He was made Government Whip in the Senate in 1951 until 1957. He became the Senate Opposition Whip in 1958 until 1962 then served another term as Senate Government Whip from 1964 to 1969. Beaubien also served on various standing committees. He was Chair of theSpecial Committee on the Canadian Radio Commission during the 18th Parliament. He sat on theStanding Joint Committee on the Parliamentary Restaurant , during the 18th Parliament as well as numerous Senate committees. Prior to his federal political experience, he was reeve ofMontcalm, Manitoba in 1921.
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