George di Madeiros Loy (November 27, 1840 – December 14, 1936) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois in the House of Commons of Canada from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal.[1]
George di Madeiros Loy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Beauharnois | |
| In office 1900–1904 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Gédéon Horace Bergeron |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Gédéon Horace Bergeron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1840 Coteau Landing, Lower Canada |
| Died | December 14, 1936 (aged 96) |
| Political party | Liberal |
He was born in Coteau-Landing, Lower Canada, the son of a Portuguese father and American mother. Loy was educated in Coteau-Landing and Ogdensburg, New York. In 1868, he married Elizabeth Wilson. He was mayor of Valleyfield from 1894 to 1899.[2] His election in 1900 was declared void in 1902 but Loy won the subsequent by-election. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1904.
Loy also operated a paper mill in Valleyfield owned by Alexander Buntin.[3]
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | George di Madeiros Loy | 2,016 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | 1,739 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George di Madeiros Loy | 1,822 | |||
| Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | 1,663 | |||
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | George di Madeiros Loy | 2,016 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | 1,739 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | 2,075 | ||||||
| Liberal | George di Madeiros Loy | 1,828 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Louis-Joseph Papineau | 1,843 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | 1,814 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ George di Madeiros Loy – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Magurn, AJ Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1901
- ^ *Hamelin, Jean (1990). "Alexander Buntin". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
External links edit
Loy v. Poirier (1902), [1902] 32 SCR (111) (SCC)
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