Marcus Child

Marcus Child (December 1792 – March 6, 1859) was a Quebec businessman and political figure.

He was born in West Boylston, Massachusetts in 1792 and came to Stanstead County, Lower Canada in 1812, where he entered business a druggist. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Stanstead as a reformer in an 1829 by-election. He also served as postmaster for Stanstead and justice of the peace. Child helped secure funding to establish Stanstead Seminary and Charleston Academy. He was elected again for Stanstead in an 1833 by-election and reelected in 1834. He supported the Ninety-Two Resolutions and Louis-Joseph Papineau. He was removed from his position as postmaster and, in 1838, went to Vermont to avoid being arrested. He later returned to Coaticook where he established himself as a merchant and manufacturer. In 1841, he was elected to represent Standstead in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. Child later served as senior magistrate for Stanstead County and inspector of schools for Saint-François district.

He died in Coaticook, in 1859, from an inflammation of the lungs.

External links

• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
• "Marcus Child". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.