Guillaume Cheval
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques (April 17, 1828 – April 29, 1880) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Rouville in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1872 and from 1874 to 1878.[1]
He was born in Beloeil, Lower Canada in 1828,[1] the son of Louis Cheval dit St-Jacques and Rosalie Cherrier (cousin of Louis-Joseph Papineau) [2] and educated at Saint-Denis. He served as mayor of Saint-Hilaire for four years.[3] In 1852, he married Hermélimbe Richer. He died in Saint-Hilaire at the age of 52.[2]
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Rouville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques | 1,236 | ||||||
| Unknown | Joseph-Napoléon Poulin | 824 | ||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Rouville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Honoré Mercier | 1,033 | ||||||
| Liberal | Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques | 977 | ||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Rouville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques | 812 | ||||||
| Conservative | George-Auguste Gigault | 73 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Rouville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | George-Auguste Gigault | 1,073 | ||||||
| Liberal | Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques | 1,038 | ||||||
References
- 1 2 Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques – Parliament of Canada biography
- 1 2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ↑ The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1869)
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