Arthur Lachance | |
Constituency Mp: | Quebec-Centre |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Predecessor: | Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin |
Successor: | Electoral district was abolished in 1914. |
Term Start: | 1905 |
Term End: | 1917 |
Birth Date: | 22 June 1868 |
Birth Place: | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Spouse: | Marie-Anne Routhier |
Party: | Liberal |
Arthur Lachance (June 22, 1868 - March 1, 1945) was a Canadian politician and member of the Liberal Party who served as an MP for the riding of Quebec-Centre from 1905 to 1917.[1]
Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Lachance was educated at the Christian Brothers' School, Quebec Seminary and Laval University. A crown attorney, crown prosecutor and lawyer, he was first elected to Parliament by acclamation in a 1905 by-election in the electoral district of Quebec-Centre after the current MP, Albert Malouin, was appointed a Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, Arthabasca District.[2] A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911.[1]