Joseph Duguay
Joseph Duguay (April 27, 1816 – August 2, 1891) was a Quebec merchant and political figure. He represented Yamaska in the Canadian House of Commons 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 2 3 Political Biography from the Library of Parliament
- ↑ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ↑ Généalogie de la famille de Pierre Duguay ..., LE Duguay (1916) (french)
- ↑ The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1873)
- ↑ Joseph Nestor Duguay at Assemblée nationale du Québec (French)
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