Arthur Sauvé

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = The Hon.

| name = Arthur Sauvé

| honorific-suffix =

| image = Arthur Sauvé.jpg

| office1 = Senator for Rigaud, Quebec

| predecessor1 = Lawrence Alexander Wilson

| successor1 = Vincent Dupuis

| appointed1 = R. B. Bennett

| term_start1 = 1935

| term_end1 = 1944

| constituency_MP2 = Laval—Two Mountains

| parliament2 = Canadian

| predecessor2 = Liguori Lacombe

| successor2 = Liguori Lacombe

| term_start2 = 1930

| term_end2 = 1935

| office3 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Deux-Montagnes

| predecessor3 = Hector Champagne

| successor3 = Paul Sauvé

| term_start3 = 1908

| term_end3 = 1930

| office4 = Leader of the Opposition of Quebec

| predecessor4 = Philémon Cousineau

| successor4 = Camillien Houde

| term_start4 = 1916

| term_end4 = 1929

| birth_date = {{birth date|1874|10|01}}

| birth_place = Saint-Hermas (Mirabel), Quebec

| death_date = {{death date and age|1944|02|06|1874|10|01}}

| death_place = Montreal, Quebec

| nationality =

| spouse = {{Marriage|Marie-Louise Lachaine|October 9, 1899}}

| party = Conservative

| otherparty = Conservative Party of Quebec

| relations =

| children = 4, including Paul Sauvé

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| alma_mater =

| occupation =

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Arthur Sauvé, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} ({{IPA|fr|aʁtyʁ sove}}; October 1, 1874 – February 6, 1944) was born in Saint-Hermas (today part of Mirabel, Quebec).

The Legislative Assembly of Quebec member for Deux-Montagnes from 1908 to 1930, he was leader of the Quebec Conservative Party but never premier.

In 1930 he moved to federal politics and became Postmaster General in the Cabinet of Richard Bennett until 1935. In 1935 he was appointed to the Senate.

He was also the mayor of the municipality of Saint-Benoît from 1906 to 1923.

Elections as party leader

Quebec: He lost the 1919 election, 1923 election, and 1927 election.

Personal life

File:Marie-Louise Lachaine-Sauve (1876–1946).png

He married Marie-Louise Lachaine on October 9, 1899, and they had four children, including future premier Paul Sauvé.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mhgNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA351 |title=Biographies Canadiennes-Françaises |edition=4th |first=Raphael |last=Ouimet |publisher=Editions Biographiques Canadiennes-Françaises |place=Montreal |page=351 |language=fr |date=1924 |access-date=2024-08-02 |via=Google Books}}

Arthur Sauvé died in Montreal on February 6, 1944.{{Cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-feb-07-1944-4604283/ |title=Former Cabinet Minister is Dead |newspaper=Lethbridge Herald |place=Monstreal |agency=CP |page=1 |date=1944-02-07 |access-date=2024-08-02 |via=NewspaperArchive}}

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