Hortensius Béïque (September 29, 1889 – August 15, 1951) was a Canadian politician from

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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

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candidate for the district Chambly—Verchères in

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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

candidate in

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for the district of Vaudreuil and won. He was defeated against Liberal candidate

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. He made a political comeback and was elected as a Union Nationale candidate in

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, but lost re-election again in

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. 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 {{Conservative-Quebec-MNA-stub