Charles Beautron Major

Charles Beautron Major (March 18, 1851 – May 15, 1924) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Ottawa electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1897 to 1904 and Labelle in the House of Commons of Canada from 1907 to 1911 as a Liberal.[1]

Charles Beautron Major
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Labelle
In office
1907–1911
Preceded byHenri Bourassa
Succeeded byHonoré Achim
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Ottawa
In office
1897–1904
Preceded byNérée Tétreau
Succeeded byFerdinand-Ambroise Gendron
Personal details
Born(1851-03-18)March 18, 1851
Sainte-Scholastique (Mirabel), Canada East
DiedMay 15, 1924(1924-05-15) (aged 73)
Papineauville, Quebec
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada

He was born in Sainte-Scholastique, Canada East, the son of Joseph Beautron dit Major and Elmire Biroleau. His father was a leader in the Lower Canada Rebellion. In 1876, Major married Cymodocie Trudel,. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1877 and set up practice in Montreal with Raymond Préfontaine. He later moved to Papineauville and then to Hull, where he practised with Hyacinthe-Adélard Fortier, who became his son-in-law in 1901. Major was a promoter and later director of the Northern Colonization Railway. He served as mayor of Papineauville and was warden for Ottawa County in 1891 and 1892. He was first elected to the House of Commons in a 1917 by-election held after Henri Bourassa resigned his seat. Major was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1911. In 1913, he was named judge for Montcalm, Pontiac, Ottawa and Terrebonne districts. Major died in Papineauville at the age of 73.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Charles Beautron Major – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.