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Canadian politician

Guillaume Cheval
Source: Library and Archives Canada

Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques (April 17, 1828 – April 29, 1880) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Rouville in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1872 and from 1874 to 1878.

He was born in Beloeil, Lower Canada in 1828, the son of Louis Cheval dit St-Jacques and Rosalie Cherrier (cousin of Louis-Joseph Papineau) and educated at Saint-Denis. He served as mayor of Saint-Hilaire for four years. In 1852, he married Hermélimbe Richer. He died in Saint-Hilaire at the age of 52.

Electoral record

1867 Canadian federal election: Rouville
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques 1,236
Unknown Joseph-Napoléon Poulin 824
Source: Canadian Elections Database
1872 Canadian federal election: Rouville
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Honoré Mercier 1,033
Liberal Guillaume Cheval, Alias Saint-Jacques 977
Source: Canadian Elections Database
1874 Canadian federal election: Rouville
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques 812
Conservative George-Auguste Gigault 73
1878 Canadian federal election: Rouville
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative George-Auguste Gigault 1,073
Liberal Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques 1,038

References

  1. ^ Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1869)
  4. Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  5. Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
Parliament of Canada
Preceded byNone Member of Parliament for Rouville
1867–1872
Succeeded byHonoré Mercier
Preceded byHonoré Mercier Member of Parliament for Rouville
1874–1878
Succeeded byGeorge Auguste Gigault


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