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Hortensius Béïque

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Preceded by
  
Alexandre Thurber

Political party
  
Union Nationale

Party
  
Union Nationale

Died
  
August 15, 1951

Preceded by
  
Alexandre Thurber

Role
  
Politician

Succeeded by
  
Alexandre Thurber

Name
  
Hortensius Beique


Born
  
September 29, 1889 Marieville, Quebec (
1889-09-29
)

Succeeded by
  
Dowina-Evariste Joyal

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 candidate for the district Chambly—Verchères in 1926.

Mayor

He served as Mayor of Chambly-Bassin, Quebec from 1930 to 1945.

Member of the legislature

Béïque ran as a Conservative candidate in 1931 for the district of Vaudreuil and won. He was defeated against Liberal candidate Alexandre Thurber in 1935.

He made a political comeback and was elected as a Union Nationale candidate in 1936, but lost re-election again in 1939.

Death

Béïque died on August 15, 1951.

References

Hortensius Béïque Wikipedia