Adrien F. Arsenault
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Adrien F. Arsenault was a lawyer and political figure on Prince Edward Island
. He represented 3rd Prince
in the Legislative Assembly
from 1922 to 1935 as a Conservative.
. Arsenault was married twice: to Bernice A. MacDonald, the daughter of John Alexander MacDonald
, in 1920 and to Ellen MacNeill in 1935. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1922 by-election held after Aubin Edmond Arsenault was named a judge. Arsenault served in the province's Executive Council as a minister without portfolio
from 1923 to 1927 and from 1931 to 1935. He died in Summerside at the age of 56.
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
. He represented 3rd Prince
3rd Prince
3rd Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the eastern central portion of Prince County....
in the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly is the name given in some countries to either a legislature, or to one of its branch.The name is used by a number of member-states of the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as a number of Latin American countries....
from 1922 to 1935 as a Conservative.
Biography
He was born in Egmont Bay, Prince Edward Island, the son of Étienne J. Arsenault and Philomène Pitre, and was educated at the Université Saint-Joseph. He studied law with Albert C. Saunders and practised in the office of MacQuarrie and Arsenault at SummersideSummerside, Prince Edward Island
Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the principal municipality for the western part of the island.- History :...
. Arsenault was married twice: to Bernice A. MacDonald, the daughter of John Alexander MacDonald
John Alexander MacDonald (Prince Edward Island politician)
John Alexander MacDonald was a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1870 to 1900 as a Conservative member....
, in 1920 and to Ellen MacNeill in 1935. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1922 by-election held after Aubin Edmond Arsenault was named a judge. Arsenault served in the province's Executive Council as a minister without portfolio
Minister without Portfolio
A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry...
from 1923 to 1927 and from 1931 to 1935. He died in Summerside at the age of 56.