Arthur Thibault

Arthur Joseph Thibault (February 21, 1914 – February 22, 1983[1]) was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Kinistino from 1959 to 1971 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member and from 1975 to 1978 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member and Melfort-Kinistino from 1971 to 1975 as an NDP member in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

He was born in Bonne Madone, Saskatchewan, the son of Eugene Thibault and Emma McGary, and went on to farm in the Tarnopol district. He served as reeve of Invergordon, as a member of the local school board and as a member of the Saskatchewan Farmers' Union. In 1941, he married Doris Lepine. Thibault was first elected to the Saskatchewan assembly in a 1959 by-election[1] held following the death of Henry Begrand.[2] From 1978 to 1981, he worked at the St. Louis Alcoholism Rehabilitation Centre in Prince Albert.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Arthur J. Thibault fonds". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  2. ↑ "Henri Begrand" (in French). Musée Virtuel Francophone de la Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
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