Arthur Beauchesne, (June 15, 1876 – April 7, 1959) was a Canadian civil servant who was

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from 1925 to 1949. He is the author of the procedural manual, '' Rules and Forms of the House of Commons of Canada'', which is used by Canadian Members of Parliament during parliamentary debates. Born in Carleton,

Bonaventure County, Quebec Bonaventure ( ; it, Bonaventura ; la, Bonaventura de Balneoregio; 1221 – 15 July 1274), born Giovanni di Fidanza, was an Italian Catholic Franciscan, bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister G ...

, Beauchesne received a bachelor's degree from St. Joseph's College in

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. He then studied literature and law in Montreal receiving a degree in literature in 1897. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1904. In 1912, he joined the federal civil service working in the

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and in 1916 he was appointed

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. In 1925, he was appointed Clerk of the House of Commons. From 1939 to 1945 he was acting Sergeant-at-Arms of the Canadian House of Commons following the departure of

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and during

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. Beauchesne retired from public service in 1949. He was the

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candidate in the riding of

Bonaventure Bonaventure ( ; it, Bonaventura ; la, Bonaventura de Balneoregio; 1221 – 15 July 1274), born Giovanni di Fidanza, was an Italian Catholic Franciscan, bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister G ...

for the

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in the 1908 federal election. He lost to Charles Marcil. He ran again in the 1953 federal election for the riding of

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losing to Jean-Thomas Richard. He was made a Companion of the

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in 1933. In 2003, he was designated a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beauchesne, Arthur 1876 births 1959 deaths Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) candidates for the Canadian House of Commons Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) Clerks of the House of Commons (Canada) Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons Candidates in the 1953 Canadian federal election Sergeants-at-Arms of the Canadian House of Commons