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The Honourable Élie Beauregard, 1949-1953

The Senate commissions a portrait of every Speaker in recognition of the procedural and protocol importance of that role — a tradition that predates Confederation.

The subject of this portrait, the Honourable Élie Beauregard, was a prominent lawyer, businessman and financier in Montréal, Quebec. He participated in two royal commissions and served as an alderman for Outremont, now a borough of Montréal.

Politically active as a party treasurer, organizer and trusted advisor, Mr. Beauregard was appointed to the Senate in 1940 and named Speaker nine years later. He served as Speaker until 1953 and died in office the following year.

The Speaker can choose the artist for whom they would like to sit; Mr. Beauregard selected renowned portrait artist Lilias Torrance Newton, also of Montréal. A founding member of the Beaver Hall Group, she was the first Canadian to paint portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

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