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Aimé-Miville Déchêne
Member of the House of Commons of Canada
In office
1917–1925
ConstituencyMontmagny
Personal details
BornJoseph Bruno Aimé Miville Déchêne
(1881-11-08)November 8, 1881
Sainte-Louise, Quebec
DiedJanuary 18, 1944(1944-01-18) (aged 62)
Quebec City, Quebec
Political partyLiberal
SpouseBernadette Bernier
Education
OccupationLawyer, politician

Joseph Bruno Aimé Miville Déchêne, KC (November 8, 1881 – January 18, 1944) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montmagny in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925 as a Liberal.

Biography

He was born in Sainte-Louise, Quebec on November 8, 1881, the son of Alphonse Arthur Miville Déchêne and Aurore Ouellet. He was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and the Université Laval. Déchêne married Bernadette Bernier. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1906. In 1918, he was named King's Counsel. Déchêne was seigneur of Sainte-Anne de la Pocatière. He served as crown prosecutor for Montmagny district. In 1935, he was named Director of the Parliamentary Post Office. He died in Quebec City at the age of 62.

His uncle François-Gilbert Miville Dechêne served in the Quebec assembly.

Electoral record

1917 Canadian federal election: Montmagny
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Aimé-Miville Déchêne 2,394
Independent Armand Lavergne 1,343
Government (Unionist) Joseph-George Blais 36
1921 Canadian federal election: Montmagny
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Aimé-Miville Déchêne 5,103
Independent Télesphore Coulombe 1,332

References

  1. Aimé-Miville Déchêne – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M., eds. (1922). Who's who in Canada, Volume 16. International Press. p. 135. Retrieved 14 January 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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