Louis François Georges Baby

Louis François Georges Baby, PC (August 26, 1832 May 13, 1906) was a Canadian politician and judge.

Louis François Georges Baby
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Joliette
In office
1872–1880
Preceded byFrançois Benjamin Godin
Succeeded byLewis Arthur McConville
Personal details
Born(1834-08-26)August 26, 1834
Montreal, Lower Canada
DiedMay 13, 1906(1906-05-13) (aged 71)
NationalityBritish subject
Political partyConservative Party
Occupationlawyer

Born in Montreal, Lower Canada, he first ran for public office in the 1867 federal election in the Quebec riding of Joliette but lost to François Benjamin Godin. A Conservative, he was acclaimed in the 1872 elections. However he was unseated on petition on June 11, 1874. He was re-elected in the resulting 1874 by-election and re-elected in 1878. From 1878 to 1880, he was the Minister of Inland Revenue. From 1881 to 1896, he was the judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal.

References

  • "Louis François Georges Baby". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
  • Louis François Georges Baby – Parliament of Canada biography


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