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
Liberal Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques 1,236
Unknown Joseph-Napoléon Poulin 824
Source: Canadian Elections Database[4]
1872 Canadian federal election: Rouville
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Honoré Mercier 1,033
Liberal Guillaume Cheval, Alias Saint-Jacques 977
Source: Canadian Elections Database[5]
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 edit

  1. ^ a b Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ a b 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 by
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Member of Parliament for Rouville
1867–1872
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Rouville
1874–1878
Succeeded by