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Sep 29, 1869 Salaberry de Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada Died on 31 Jan 1927 (aged 57)
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About Arthur Plante
- Arthur Plante, (September 29, 1869 – January 31, 1927) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec.
- He represented Beauharnois in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1898 to 1900, from 1908 to 1912 and from 1923 to 1927 as a Conservative member.He was born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, the son of Moïse Plante and Hermine Bergevin, and was educated in Valleyfield, at the Jesuit College in Montreal and at the Université Laval.
- Plante articled in law, was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1894 and practised in the Montreal and Beauharnois regions.
- In 1909, he was named King's Counsel.
- Plante was president of the Valleyfield Chamber of Commerce.
- He was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1898 by-election held after Élie-Hercule Bisson accepted an appointment as prothonotary.
- Plante was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1900 and 1904.
- Reelected in 1908, he was defeated in 1912.
- He was elected again in 1923 and died in office at Salaberry-de-Valleyfield at the age of 57. His cousins Achille Bergevin and Célestin Bergevin also represented Beauharnois in the Quebec assembly.
