Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bonaventure | |
| In office 1879–1882 | |
| Preceded by | Théodore Robitaille |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Joseph Riopel |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Bonaventure | |
| In office 1874–1876 | |
| Preceded by | Théodore Robitaille |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Israël Tarte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1841 Bécancour, Canada East |
| Died | 10 October 1918 (aged 77) Montreal, Quebec |
Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne (8 June 1841 – 10 October 1918) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Bécancour, Canada East, the son of Pierre Bourbeau dit Beauchesne and Marie-Archange Pérenne de Moras (Archange Maurâce), Beauchesne was educated at Nicolet College and became a notary in 1865. He was a notary in Gaspésie and was a fish inspector. As well he was a customs collector from 1871 to 1874. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in an 1874 by-election in the electoral district of Bonaventure. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1875. In 1876, the election was declared void and he did not run in the resulting by-election. In an 1879 by-election, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Bonaventure. A Conservative, he did not run in 1882. He was a major in the Bonaventure Reserve Militia.
He died in Montreal in 1918 and was buried in Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.
References
- Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.