Arthur Godbout
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Arthur Godbout (December 13, 1872 – March 12, 1932) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.
Quick Facts Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Beauce, Preceded by ...
Arthur Godbout | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Beauce | |
In office 1902–1921 | |
Preceded by | Henri Sévérin Béland |
Succeeded by | Joseph-Hughes Fortier |
Personal details | |
Born | (1872-12-13)December 13, 1872 Lambton, Quebec, Canada |
Died | March 12, 1932(1932-03-12) (aged 59) Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Relations | Joseph Godbout, brother |
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Born in Lambton, Quebec, Godbout studied at the Séminaire de Québec and the Université Laval à Montréal. He was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1898 and was created a King's Counsel in 1912. He was a lawyer in Saint-Georges-Est and Saint-Joseph.[1]
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Beauce in a 1902 by-election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1912. He was acclaimed in 1916 and re-elected in 1919. In 1921, he was appointed a judge for the district court in Beauce.[1]