Charles Arthur Gauvreau
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Charles Arthur Gauvreau (September 29, 1860 – October 9, 1924) was a Canadian
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 author, notary, and politician.

Born in L'Isle-Verte, Canada East
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, Gauvreau was educated at the College of Rimouski and Laval University. A notary, he was the author of Captive et Bourreau, Les épreuves d'un orphelin, and Histoire de Trois-Pistoles. He was first elected to Canadian House of Commons
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 for the electoral district of Témiscouata
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 in a 1897 by-election. A Liberal
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, he was re-elected in 1900
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, 1904
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The Canadian federal election of 1904 was held on November 3 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Canada...

, 1908
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, 1911
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, 1917
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, and 1921
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. He died in office in 1924.
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