Hortensius Béïque (September 29, 1889 – August 15, 1951) was a Canadian politician from
Quebec
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.
Background
He was born on September 29, 1889, in Marieville and was a stock broker.
Federal Politics
Béïque unsuccessfully ran as a
Conservative
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candidate for the district
Chambly—Verchères in
1926
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.
Mayor
He served as Mayor of
Chambly-Bassin, Quebec, from 1930 to 1945.
Member of the legislature
Béïque ran as a
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...
candidate in
1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
for the district of
Vaudreuil and won. He was defeated against
Liberal candidate
Alexandre Thurber
Alexandre Thurber (April 2, 1871 – April 19, 1958) was an industrialist and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chambly in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1923 to 1931 and from 1935 to 1936 as a Liberal.
He was born in M ...
in
1935
Events
January
* January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims.
* January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...
.
He made a political comeback and was elected as a
Union Nationale candidate in
1936
Events January–February
* January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House.
* January 28 – Death and state funer ...
, but lost re-election again in
1939
This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
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January
* January 1
** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
.
He is particularly remembered for a comment he made in the legislative assembly on April 2, 1935, when he said, "The roads are as crooked as the government." When required to retract this unparliamentary statement, he corrected himself, saying, "I will say that the roads are not as crooked as the government."
Death
Béïque died on August 15, 1951.
References
1889 births
1951 deaths
Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs
Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs
Politicians from Montérégie
20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec
20th-century mayors of places in Quebec
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