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Show Red Indian Chosen as Canadian Solon l-udcer Basteln, a uieitiber of the Huron tribe and the first Indian to be elected to the Quebec legislature, won the by-election for the conservative In Quebec comity by defeating the Liberal Lib-eral candidate, E. Bedurd, whose party haa been 27 years In power In the ancient an-cient capital, aay the Christian Science Monitor. '. Mr Bnstein's father waa head chief of all the Huron of Canada for a term of office. He himself la a man of wealth. He operates a large tannery business at Lorette, a well-known Indian In-dian settlement. Some year ago when the city of Quebec Interfered with the water supply of hi tanneries he carried car-ried a legal action for damages to the privy council and won hn award of $300,000. He I a director of numerous enterprise. |
