About Arthur Beauchesne
Lived 1876 – 1959 (aged 82). Arthur Beauchesne was a Canadian civil servant.
Arthur Beauchesne (June 15, 1876 – April 7, 1959) was a Canadian civil servant who was Clerk of the House of Commons from 1925 to 1949. He is the author of the procedural manual, Rules and Forms of the House of Commons of Canada, which is used by Canadian Members of Parliament during parliamentary debates.
Born in Carleton, Bonaventure County, Quebec, Beauchesne received a bachelor's degree from St. Joseph's College in Memramcook, New Brunswick. He then studied literature and law in Montreal, receiving a degree in literature in 1897. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1904. He ran again in the 1953 federal election for the riding of Ottawa East, losing to Jean-Thomas Richard.
He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1933.
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Canadian civil servant (1876-1959)
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Arthur Beauchesne was born on 15 June 1876 in Carleton-sur-Mer.
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Arthur Beauchesne died on 7 April 1959 in Ottawa.
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Arthur Beauchesne was a civil servant.
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