Joseph Duguay (April 27, 1816 – August 2, 1891) was a Quebec merchant and political figure. He represented Yamaska in the House of Commons of Canada from 1873 to 1874 as a Conservative member.[1]

He was born in Baie-du-Febvre, Lower Canada,[1] the son of Antoine Duguay and Marie Chassé.[2] In 1844, he married Anne-Scholastique-Olive Beauchemin.[3] Duguay served as a captain in the local militia.[1] He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1871.[4]

His son Joseph Nestor later became a member of the Quebec assembly.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joseph Duguay – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ↑ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. ↑ Généalogie de la famille de Pierre Duguay ..., LE Duguay (1916) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (french)
  4. ↑ The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1873)
  5. ↑ Joseph Nestor Duguay Archived 2005-11-10 at the Wayback Machine at Assemblée nationale du Québec (in French)


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