Joseph-Félix "Joe-Félix" Arsenault (October 16, 1865 – February 27, 1947) was a merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1897 to 1904 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of

Joseph-Octave Arsenault Joseph-Octave Arsenault (August 5, 1828 – December 14, 1897) was a Canadian politician who was the first Acadian from Prince Edward Island to be named to the Senate of Canada. Born in Cascumpec, Prince Edward Island, the son of Mélème Arsena ...

and Gertrude Gaudet. He was educated there and at the

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. He married Gertrude Cormier. Arsenault operated a general store. He was defeated by Joseph Félix H. Arsenault when he ran for reelection in 1904. In 1905, he left for

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, where he worked for a mining company until 1913. He returned to Summerside and then moved to

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in 1917 to work for the Department of Internal Revenue. He operated a general store in Abrams Village from 1922 to 1925, then moved to Summerside, where he managed a general store. Arsenault died in Summerside at the age of 81. His brother

Aubin-Edmond Arsenault Aubin-Edmond Arsenault (28 July 1870 – 29 April 1968) was a Prince Edward Island politician. He was the 13th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1917 to 1919. Born in Egmont Bay, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Arsenault's family s ...

became premier for the province.

References

*''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1903'', AJ Magurn 1865 births 1947 deaths St. Joseph's College alumni Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub