Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers (February 9, 1873 – July 16, 1954) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec

Quebec

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. He represented Champlain

Champlain (electoral district)

Champlain was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2004.It was created in 1867 as part of the British North America Act...

 in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1817 to 1830 as a Liberal

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.

He was born in Louiseville, Quebec

Louiseville, Quebec

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, the son of Alexis Lesieur Desaulniers

Alexis Lesieur Desaulniers

Alexis Lesieur Desaulniers was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Maskinongé in the Canadian House of Commons.-Early Background:...

 and Oliva Pichette. In 1896, he married Hélène Gariépy. He was mayor of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade is a municipality in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The town is located near the mouth of the Sainte-Anne River along the Chemin du Roy, a historic segment of Quebec Route 138 that stretches from...

 from 1913 to 1919 and was warden for Champlain County in 1917. Desaulniers was defeated by Jean-Louis Baribeau

Jean-Louis Baribeau

Jean-Louis Baribeau was a Canadian politician and a Member of the House of Commons.-Background:He was born on March 19, 1893 in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Mauricie, the son of Donat Baribeau and Joséphine Lacroix, and was educated in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, at the Collège Sacré-Coeur in...

when he ran for reelection in 1930. He died in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade at the age of 81.