Joseph Arthur Paquet

The Hon.
Joseph Arthur Paquet
Senator for La Salle, Quebec
In office
1898–1901
Appointed byWilfrid Laurier
Preceded byPierre Antoine Deblois
Succeeded byJoseph Godbout
Personal details
Born(1857-09-05)September 5, 1857
Quebec City, Canada East
DiedMarch 29, 1901(1901-03-29) (aged 43)
Political partyLiberal

Joseph-Arthur Paquet (September 5, 1857 – March 29, 1901) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He sat for La Salle division in the Senate of Canada from 1898 to 1901.[1]

He was born in Quebec City,[1] the son of Zéphirin Paquet and Marie-Louise Hamel, founders of La Compagnie Paquet Limitée, later renamed Compagnie Paquet Limitée. He worked in the retail and fur processing business[2] and was given control of the business by his parents in 1898, becoming President.

Paquet died in office three years later at the age of 43, predeceasing his father.[3]

After his death, control of the family business passed to his sister Joséphine, his brother Joseph-Octave and Caroline Monier, the wife of his brother Zéphirin, who had been individually disinherited and later attempted to obstruct settlement of the estate.[3]

  1. ^ a b Joseph Arthur Paquet – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ Sauriol, Marguerite. "La Compagnie Paquet". Canadian Museum of Civilization. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  3. ^ a b Vallières, Marc (1994). "Zéphirin Paquet". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2009-08-01.