Esdras Alfred de St-Georges
| Esdras Alfred de St-Georges | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Portneuf | |
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In office 1872–1878 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Docile Brousseau |
| Succeeded by | Roch-Pamphile Vallée |
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In office 1882–1890 | |
| Preceded by | Roch-Pamphile Vallée |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Delisle |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 4, 1849 Cap-Santé, Canada East |
| Died |
June 19, 1890 (aged 40) Cap-Santé, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
Esdras Alfred de St-Georges (August 4, 1849 – June 19, 1890) was a Quebec lawyer, physician and political figure. He represented Portneuf in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1878 and from 1882 to 1890 as a Liberal member.[1]
He was born in Cap-Santé, Canada East,[1] the son of Laurent Aurez de St-Georges and Adelaine Allsopp who was the daughter of George Waters Allsopp. He received the degree of M.D. from Victoria College in Cobourg, Ontario and a degree in law from the Université Laval. He practised law at Quebec City and was also a governor of the College of Surgeons and Physicians of Lower Canada. In 1875, de St-Georges married Laura, the daughter of Isidore Thibaudeau.[2] He was elected again in 1878 but unseated after an appeal; he also ran unsuccessfully in the riding of Montmorency in 1880.[1] De St-Georges died in office in 1890 at Cap-Santé.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Esdras Alfred de St-Georges – Parliament of Canada biography
- ↑ The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1887, JA Gemmill
- ↑ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.