Frédéric Liguori Béique, (May 20, 1845 – September 12, 1933) was a

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lawyer and politician. Born in Saint-Mathias,

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, he was trained as a lawyer and was called to the

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in 1868. On 15 April 1875 at Saint-Jacques Cathedral in Montreal, he married Carolina-Angélina Dessaulles, with whom he would have ten children From 1899 to 1905, he was the president of the

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. In 1902, he was appointed to the

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representing senatorial division of De Salaberry, Quebec. A

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, he served until his death in 1933. In 1932, Béique nominated

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for the

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. After his death in 1845, he was entombed at the

Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery (french: Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges) is a rural cemetery located in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada which was founded in 1854. The entrance and the grounds run a ...

in Montreal.

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1845 births 1933 deaths Lawyers in Quebec Canadian senators from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada senators Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Université Laval alumni Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery {{Quebec-senator-stub