Alfred Thibaudeau Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Alfred Arthur Thibaudeau
Birth Date:December 1, 1860
Birth Place:Quebec City, Canada East
Party:Liberal
Office:Senator for De la Vallière, Quebec
Term Start:August 22, 1896
Term End:August 15, 1926
Appointed:Wilfrid Laurier
Predecessor:Auguste-Réal Angers
Successor:Donat Raymond
Occupation:Business executive, wholesaler

Alfred Arthur Thibaudeau (December 1, 1860  - August 15, 1926) was a Canadian politician. He became Senator and Governor of Université Laval.

Born in Quebec City, the son of Isidore Thibaudeau, a Quebec businessman and political figure in Upper Canada, Thibaudeau was educated at the Quebec High School.

He was the head of the firm of Thibaudeau Brothers. He was the president of the Wholesale Dry-Goods Association, and was a member of Council of the Montreal Board of Trade.

He was a director of the Notre Dame Hospital, Governor of Université Laval, director of the Great West Life Assurance Company, and of the Park & Island Railway Co. of Montreal. He was appointed to the Senate in August, 1896 on the advice of Wilfrid Laurier representing the senatorial division of De la Vallière, Quebec.

A Liberal, he served for almost 30 years before dying in office in 1926.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896. 1898. 2007-04-27 . Lovell. Montreal. 92.