Arthur Desrosiers (March 10, 1884 – July 7, 1951) was a medical doctor and mayor of Eastview, Ontario, later known as Vanier. He also represented Russell in the

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as a

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from 1934 to 1937.

Background

He was born in

Clarence Creek, Ontario Clarence-Rockland is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the Ottawa River. Clarence-Rockland is located immediately to the east of Ottawa and is considered part of the Prescott and Russell County ...

in 1884, the son of Dr. Alexis Napoléon Desrosiers and Ernestine Dionne who was the daughter of

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. He attended Collège Bourget in

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and then studied medicine at the

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Politics

He was mayor of Eastview in 1918–1919, 1922 and 1924 to 1927. During his time as mayor, he favoured annexation of Eastview by the nearby city of

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. Desrosiers drowned in 1951 while boating in the

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. He was survived by his two daughters, Pauline and Lucette.

References

*''Vanier (Eastview) Au Temps Des Maires'', Léo Paquette (1998) * ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1937'', AL Normandin

External links

* 1884 births 1951 deaths Mayors of Eastview and Vanier Franco-Ontarian people Ontario Liberal Party MPPs People from Clarence-Rockland {{Ontario-mayor-stub