Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne

Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Bonaventure
In office
1879–1882
Preceded by Théodore Robitaille
Succeeded by Louis-Joseph Riopel
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Bonaventure
In office
1874–1876
Preceded by Théodore Robitaille
Succeeded by Joseph Israël Tarte
Personal details
Born (1841-06-08)8 June 1841
Bécancour, Canada East
Died 10 October 1918(1918-10-10) (aged 77)
Montreal, Quebec

Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne (8 June 1841 – 10 October 1918) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Bécancour, Canada East, the son of Pierre Bourbeau dit Beauchesne and Marie-Archange Pérenne de Moras (Archange Maurâce), 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.

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