Alphonse-Arthur Miville Déchêne (April 17, 1848 – May 1, 1902) was a

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lumber merchant and political figure in

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. He represented L'Islet in the

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as a Liberal member from 1896 to 1901 and sat for De la Durantaye division in the

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from 1901 to 1902. He was born in L'Islet,

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, the son of Alfred Miville, dit Dechêne, and was educated at the Collège Sainte-Anne. In 1891, he married Aurore Ouillet. He served as mayor of Saint-Pamphile. Déchêne died in office at the age of 54. His son Joseph Bruno Aimé Miville Déchêne also served in the House of Commons. His brother François-Gilbert Miville Dechêne represented L'Islet in the

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