Cléophas Beausoleil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec, Canada
About Cléophas Beausoleil
- Cléophas Beausoleil (June 19, 1845 – October 4, 1904) was a Canadian journalist, publisher, office holder, lawyer, and politician. Born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East, he was a journalist and lawyer before entering politics as an alderman with the Montreal City Council in 1882.
- He was acclaimed in 1885 and resigned in 1888.
- He was acclaimed again in 1892 and served until he was appointed postmaster in 1899.
- He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1887 federal election in the riding of Berthier.
- A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1891 and acclaimed in 1896.
- He resigned in 1899, when Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier appointed him postmaster in Montreal. In 1868, he married Henriette Lapointe.
- Beausoleil died in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon at the age of 59 after an extended illness.
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