Arthur Aimé Bruneau (March 4, 1864 – December 1, 1940) was a

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politician. Born in St-Athanase d'Iberville, Canada East, the son of J. J. Bruneau and Marie Louise Bruneau, Bruneau was educated at the College of the Sacred Heart, Sorel, and at the Jesuits' College, Montreal. He then entered the law department of

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, following at the same time the study of law in the office of Hon. R. Laflamme. In January 1887, he was admitted to the Quebec Bar, and at once established himself in Sorel. At the by-election of 1892, he was acclaimed as the

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candidate for

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for the

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. He was re-elected in

1896 Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wil ...

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

, and

1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * ...

. He resigned in 1907 when he was appointed as a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec.

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* ''This article incorporates text from
The Canadian album: men of Canada, Vol. 4
', a publication now in the public domain.'' 1864 births 1940 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Université Laval alumni {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub