title: Joseph-Arsène Bonnier
text: # Joseph-Arsène Bonnier
  
  Joseph-Arsène Bonnier (November 25, 1879 - August 20, 1962) was a Canadian politician, contractor, person of independent means and undertaker.
  
  Born in Saint-Urbain, Quebec, Canada, Bonnier was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a 1938 by-election for the riding of St. Henry to represent the Liberal Party. He was re-elected in 1945, 1949, 1953 and 1957. Prior to his federal political career, he was an alderman for Montreal, Quebec between 1936 and 1942.
  
  