Arthur Marcotte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
About Arthur Marcotte
- Arthur Marcotte (March 8, 1873 – August 18, 1958) was a lawyer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- He sat for Ponteix division in the Senate of Canada from 1931 to 1958 as a Conservative.He was born in Sault-au-Récolle near Montreal, the son of Hormisdas Marcotte and Célina Beauchamp, and was educated at the Séminaire de Ste-Thérèse and the Université de Montréal.
- In 1894, he married Hermine Germain.
- Marcotte served as the secretary to Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel from 1896 to 1897 and then was an accountant in the Quebec Department of Crown Lands until 1904.
- He was amateur billiards champion of Canada in 1901 and represented Canada in the World Billiards Championship held in New York City.
- He founded the Académie de Billard Marcotte in Montreal in 1904.
- Marcotte came to Saskatchewan in 1910 and was admitted to the Regina bar in 1914.
- He ran unsuccessfully for the Notukeu seat in the provincial assembly in 1912 and 1917 and in the federal riding of Willow Bunch in 1926.
- Marcotte was president of the Association des professionnels canadiens-français de la Saskatchewan and vice-president of the Association Franco-canadienne.
- He died in office at the age of 85.
- He was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister R.B.
- Bennett.
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