Joseph Duguay

Joseph Duguay (April 27, 1816 – August 2, 1891) was a Quebec merchant and political figure. He represented Yamaska in the House of Commons of Canada from 1873 to 1874 as a Conservative member.[1]

He was born in Baie-du-Febvre, Lower Canada,[1] the son of Antoine Duguay and Marie Chassé.[2] In 1844, he married Anne-Scholastique-Olive Beauchemin.[3] Duguay served as a captain in the local militia.[1] He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1871.[4]

His son Joseph Nestor later became a member of the Quebec assembly.[5]

References
  1. Joseph Duguay – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. Généalogie de la famille de Pierre Duguay ..., LE Duguay (1916) (french)
  4. The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1873)
  5. Joseph Nestor Duguay Archived 2005-11-10 at the Wayback Machine at Assemblée nationale du Québec (in French)


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