Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne

Who was Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne?

Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne was a Canadian politician.

Born in Bécancour, Canada East, the son of Pierre Bourbeau dit Beauchesne and Marie-Archange Pérenne de Moras, Beauchesne was educated at Nicolet College and became a notary in 1865. He was a notary in Gaspésie and was a fish inspector. As well he was a customs collector from 1871 to 1874. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in an 1874 by-election in the electoral district of Bonaventure. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1875. In 1876, the election was declared void and he did not run in the resulting by-election. In an 1879 by-election, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Bonaventure. A Conservative, he did not run in 1882. He was a major in the Bonaventure Reserve Militia.

He died in Montreal in 1918 and was buried in Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.