Arthur Plante, (September 29, 1869 – January 31, 1927) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented Beauharnois in the

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from 1898 to 1900, from 1908 to 1912 and from 1923 to 1927 as a Conservative member. He was born in

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, the son of

Moïse Plante Moïse Plante (1830 – March 18, 1892) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois (provincial electoral district), Beauharnois in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1892 as a Conservative Party of Quebec ( ...

and Hermine Bergevin, and was educated in Valleyfield, at the Jesuit College in

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and at the Université Laval. Plante articled in law, was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1894 and practised in the Montreal and Beauharnois regions. In 1909, he was named

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. Plante was president of the Valleyfield Chamber of Commerce. He was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1898 by-election held after

Élie-Hercule Bisson Élie-Hercule Bisson (July 7, 1833 – May 28, 1907) was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1873 to 1878, from 1886 to 1892 and from 1892 to 1889 as a Liberal membe ...

accepted an appointment as prothonotary. Plante was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1900 and 1904. Reelected in 1908, he was defeated in 1912. He was elected again in 1923 and died in office at Salaberry-de-Valleyfield at the age of 57. His cousins

Achille Bergevin Achille Bergevin (3 March 1870 – 16 April 1933) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, the son of Gilbert Bergevin and Marie Daoust, Bergevin was educated at the Commercial Academy of ...

and Célestin Bergevin also represented Beauharnois in the Quebec assembly.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Plante, Arthur Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs 1869 births 1927 deaths People from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield