Joseph Félix H. Arsenault (February 15, 1866 – January 28, 1946) was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island

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 of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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 from 1904 to 1908 as a Liberal

Prince Edward Island Liberal Party

The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...

 member.

Biography

He was born in Urbainville

Urbainville, Prince Edward Island

Urbainville is a community in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, located in Lot 16 of Prince County, northwest of Summerside....

, Lot 14

Lot 14, Prince Edward Island

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, the son of Herbert Arsenault, and was educated in Egmont Bay. Arsenault lived in the United States

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 for a few years before returning to the island and opening a general store and a lobster

Lobster

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 cannery. Arsenault was a justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

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. He was also a postmaster. He married Emily Bernard in 1892. Arsenault was an unsuccessful candidate in 1900, running against Joseph-Félix Arsenault

Joseph-Félix Arsenault

Joseph-Félix "Joe-Félix" Arsenault was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 3rd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1897 to 1904 as a Conservative member.He was born in Abrams Village, the son of Joseph-Octave Arsenault and...

. He was defeated by Aubin-Edmond Arsenault

Aubin-Edmond Arsenault

Aubin-Edmond Arsenault was a Prince Edward Island politician. He was the 13th Premier of Prince Edward Island from 1917 to 1919....

 when he ran for reelection in 1908. Arsenault died in Charlottetown

Charlottetown

Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...

at the age of 79.