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]

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)

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by None	Member of Parliament for Rouville 1867–1872	Succeeded by Honoré Mercier
Preceded by Honoré Mercier	Member of Parliament for Rouville 1874–1878	Succeeded by George Auguste Gigault