Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier

Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Two Mountains
In office 1896–1917
Preceded by	Joseph Girouard
Succeeded by	The electoral district was abolished in 1914.
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Laval—Two Mountains
In office 1917–1925
Preceded by	The electoral district was created in 1914.
Succeeded by	Liguori Lacombe
Personal details
Born	(1868-05-26)May 26, 1868 St-Benoît, Quebec
Died	August 14, 1936(1936-08-14) (aged 68)
Political party	Liberal

Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier, KC (May 26, 1868 – August 14, 1936) was a Canadian politician.

Born in St-Benoît, Quebec, the son of J. B. Éthier and Julie Boyer, Éthier was educated at Montreal College. A lawyer, he was called to the Quebec Bar in 1895 and was created a King's Counsel in 1906. He was Deputy-prothonotary for the District of Terrebonne from 1888 to 1895 and was a Crown Prosecutor for that District in 1901. He was mayor of Ste. Scholastique, Quebec from 1899 to 1906. He was first elected to Canadian Parliament at the general elections of 1896 for the riding of Two Mountains winning by 17 votes. A Liberal, he was re-elected in every following election including the 1921 election. He did not run in 1925.

References

• Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier – Parliament of Canada biography
• The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904