Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques

Guillaume Cheval
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Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques (April 17, 1828 – April 29, 1880) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Rouville in the Canadian House of Commons 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,[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]

References

  1. 1 2 Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. 1 2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. ↑ The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1869)
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
None		 Member of Parliament for Rouville
1867–1872 		Succeeded by
Honoré Mercier
Preceded by
Honoré Mercier		 Member of Parliament for Rouville
1874–1878 		Succeeded by
George Auguste Gigault


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