Arthur_Denis

Arthur Denis

Arthur Denis

Canadian politician

Joseph-Arthur Denis (26 April 1881 – 1 October 1934) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-Norbert, Quebec in Berthier County and became a physician.

Quick Facts J-Arthur Denis, Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. Denis ...

The son of Arsène Denis and Georgiana Laporte,[1] Denis attended Joliette College, then Université Laval.[2] He practised medicine at Notre-Dame-des-Bois and Montreal.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the St. Denis riding in the 1921 general election then re-elected in 1925, 1926 and 1930. Denis died on 1 October 1934 before he was able to complete his fourth term, the 17th Canadian Parliament. His brother Azellus succeeded him as member for St. Denis.

References

  1. [1]
    Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  2. [2]
    Normandin, A.L. (1932). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.


Stub icon

This article about a Quebec Member of Parliament from the Liberal Party of Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Arthur_Denis, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.