Thomas Vien

Thomas Vien, born on July nineteenth, eighteen eighty-one in Lauzon, Quebec, was a prominent Canadian politician and lawyer. His educational journey began at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, followed by law studies at the Collège de Lévis and the Université Laval. He was called to the Quebec Bar in nineteen oh five and subsequently practiced law with various firms, eventually becoming a senior partner at Vien, Paré, Gould and Vien in Montreal.

His political career commenced when he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Laurier Liberal for the Quebec riding of Lotbinière during the nineteen seventeen federal election. He successfully secured re-election in nineteen twenty-one but chose not to run in nineteen twenty-five. During his tenure, he held significant roles, including chairman of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee from nineteen twenty-two to nineteen twenty-three and chairman of the Banking and Commerce Committee from nineteen twenty-four to nineteen twenty-five.

After a brief return to his legal practice, Vien was elected again in the nineteen thirty-five federal election for the riding of Outremont. He served as chairman of the Standing Committee on Railways, Canals and Telegraph Lines from nineteen thirty-six to nineteen forty and was re-elected in nineteen forty. His leadership continued as he took on the role of Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole from nineteen forty to nineteen forty-two.

In nineteen forty-two, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada, representing the senatorial division of De Lorimier, Quebec. His influence peaked when he served as the Speaker of the Senate from nineteen forty-three to nineteen forty-five. After a distinguished career, he resigned from the Senate at the age of eighty-seven in nineteen sixty-eight and passed away four years later in Montreal.