Arthur Trahan

Arthur Trahan, KC (May 26, 1877 – September 22, 1950) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Nicolet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1913 to 1917 and Nicolet in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1923 as a :Liberal.[1]

Arthur Trahan
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Nicolet
In office
1917–1923
Preceded byPaul-Émile Lamarche
Succeeded byJoseph-Félix Descôteaux
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet
In office
1913–1917
Preceded byCharles Ramsay Devlin
Succeeded byJoseph-Alcide Savoie
Personal details
Born(1877-03-26)March 26, 1877
Nicolet, Quebec
DiedSeptember 22, 1950(1950-09-22) (aged 73)
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations		Quebec Liberal Party

He was born in Nicolet, Quebec, the son of Narcisse Trahan and Adéline-Rébecca Rousseau, and was educated at the Séminaire de Nicolet and the Université Laval. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1901 and set up practice in Nicolet. He was married twice: to Joséphine Dufresne in 1902 and to Diane Leduc in 1924. Trahan served as a member of the municipal council for Nicolet from 1911 to 1919. He was named King's Counsel in 1912. Trahan was bâtonnier for Trois-Rivières district in 1916 and 1917. He resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1917 to run for a federal seat. In 1923, Trahan resigned his seat in the House of Commons after he was named to the Quebec Superior Court. He died in Montreal at the age of 73 and was buried in Nicolet.[2]

References
  1. Arthur Trahan – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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