Arthur-Lucien Beaubien (February 11, 1879 – March 21, 1971) was a Canadian politician and farmer. Born in Arthabaska, Quebec, he was elected to the

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in the 1921 election as a member of the

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to represent the riding or electoral district of

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. He was re-elected in 1925, and in 1926 (by

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) and 1930 as a Liberal Progressive. He was then re-elected in 1935 as he switched to the Liberal Party. In 1940, he was appointed to the

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upon the advice of

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to the senate division of Provencher, Manitoba. He was made Government Whip in the Senate in 1951 until 1957. He became the Senate Opposition Whip in 1958 until 1962 then served another term as Senate Government Whip from 1964 to 1969. Beaubien also served on various

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. He was chair of the Special Committee on the

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during the 18th Parliament. He sat on the Standing Joint Committee on the Parliamentary Restaurant, during the 18th Parliament as well as numerous Senate committees. Prior to his federal political experience, he was reeve of

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in 1921.

Electoral history

References

* 1879 births 1971 deaths Canadian senators from Manitoba Liberal Party of Canada senators Liberal Party of Canada MPs Liberal-Progressive MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba Progressive Party of Canada MPs {{Manitoba-politician-stub