Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques

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.[1]

Guillaume Cheval
Source: Library and Archives Canada

He was born in Beloeil, Lower Canada in 1828,[1] the son of Louis Cheval dit St-Jacques and Rosalie Cherrier (cousin of Louis-Joseph Papineau) [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]

1867 Canadian federal election: Rouville
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGuillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques1,236
UnknownJoseph-Napoléon Poulin824
1872 Canadian federal election: Rouville
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHonoré Mercier1,033
LiberalGuillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques977
1874 Canadian federal election: Rouville
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGuillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques812
ConservativeGeorge-Auguste Gigault73
1878 Canadian federal election: Rouville
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeGeorge-Auguste Gigault1,073
LiberalGuillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques1,038

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)


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