The Hon. Joseph Arthur Paquet | |
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| Senator for La Salle, Quebec | |
| In office 1898–1901 | |
| Appointed by | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Preceded by | Pierre Antoine Deblois |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Godbout |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 5, 1857 Quebec City, Canada East |
| Died | March 29, 1901 (aged 43) |
| Political party | Liberal |
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]
- ^ a b Joseph Arthur Paquet – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Sauriol, Marguerite. "La Compagnie Paquet". Canadian Museum of Civilization. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ a b Vallières, Marc (1994). "Zéphirin Paquet". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2009-08-01.