Famous People with Name Arsenault

Nérée Arsenault            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nérée Arsenault: is a Canadian politician and forest engineer. In the 1957 federal election, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Bonaventure representing the Progressive Conservative Party. He did not stand for the next election in 1958.

Bona Arsenault            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bona Arsenault: was a Canadian historian, genealogist and a federal and provincial politician.In the 1931 Quebec provincial elections, he ran unsuccessfully in the riding of Bonaventure and lost again in 1935 in the riding of Gaspé-Sud. Switching to the federal scene, in 1940, he ran as a National Government candidate in the Quebec riding of Bonaventure and was defeated. He was elected as an Independent candidate in the 1945 election. And was re-elected in 1949 and 1953, as a Liberal candidate. He was defeated in 1957.

Joseph-Octave Arsenault            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph-Octave Arsenault: was a Canadian politician who was the first Acadian from Prince Edward Island to be named to the Canadian Senate. In 1867, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for the riding of 3rd Prince and served for 28 years. In 1895, he was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of Prince Edward Island. He served until his death in Abram-Village in 1897. In 1861, he married Gertrude Gaudet. They had nine children. His son Aubin-Edmond Arsenault was Premier of Prince Edward Island and his son Joseph-Félix Arsenault served in the provincial assembly.

Télésphore Arsenault            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Télésphore Arsenault: was a Canadian politician, business manager and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1930 election in the riding of Kent as a Member of the Conservative Party and defeated in the 1935 election. He ran in the 1940 election as a Nationalist but lost.

Aubin-Edmond Arsenault            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Aubin-Edmond Arsenault: was a Prince Edward Island politician. He was the 13th Premier of Prince Edward Island from 1917 to 1919. Aubin Arsenault was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 1908 as a Conservative. In 1912 he became Attorney-General in the government of Premier John A. Mathieson. When Mathieson left politics for a judicial appointment in 1917, Arsenault succeeded him becoming the first Acadian to be premier in any province. Arsenault's government repealed legislation which restricted automobile travel on the island to specific days and routes. His government also founded the PEI Travel Bureau. His government was defeated in the 1919 election and he served as leader of the opposition until 1921 when he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island. He retired in 1946.