Chicoutimi-Saguenay (provincial Electoral District)

	Chicoutimi-Saguenay (provincial Electoral District) Chicoutimi-Saguenay (or Chicoutimi et Saguenay) was a former provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada). Its final election was in 1908. It disappeared in the 1912 election and its successor electoral districts were Charlevoix—Saguenay, Chicoutimi, and Lac-Saint-Jean. Members of the Legislative Assembly * Pierre-Alexis Tremblay, Independent - Liberal (1867–1874) * Michel Guillaume Baby, Conservative Party (1874–1875) * William Evan Price, Conservative - Independent Conservative (1875–1880) * Joseph-Élisée Beaudet, Conservative Party (1880–1881) * Élie Saint-Hilaire, Independent Conservative (1881–1888) * Séverin Dumais, Parti national (1888–1890) * Onésime Côté, Parti national (1890–1892) * Honoré Petit Honoré Petit (January 26, 1847 – December 1, 1922) was a farmer, lum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Michel Guillaume Baby Michel-Guillaume Baby (September 15, 1834 – March 16, 1911) was a businessman and political figure in Quebec. He represented Rimouski from 1857 to 1861 and Témiscouata from 1861 to 1863 in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and Chicoutimi et Saguenay from 1874 to 1875 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a Conservative. His name also appears as Michel William Baby. He was born in Saint-Philippe-de-La Prairie, Lower Canada, the son of Charles François Xavier Baby and Clothilde Pinsonaut. Baby was a shareholder in the Grand Trunk Railway, as well as president of the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway, originally incorporated as the Quebec and Gosford Railway. He was first elected to the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada in an 1857 by-election held after Joseph-Charles Taché resigned his seat. In 1868, he married Marie-Hélène-Wilhelmine, the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Renaud. Baby was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1874 by-ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Honoré Petit Honoré Petit (January 26, 1847 – December 1, 1922) was a farmer, lumberman and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chicoutimi-Saguenay from 1892 to 1912 as a Conservative and Chicoutimi from 1912 to 1919 as a Liberal in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. He was born in Cap-Santé, Canada East, the son of Jean-Baptiste Petit and Marguerite Doré, and was educated at Cap-Santé, Neuville and Lévis. He worked for the Price lumber company for 26 years. Petit was mayor of Sainte-Anne-de-Chicoutimi and warden for Chicoutimi County. He was defeated by Onésime Côté when he ran for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1890. Petit was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1919. He died three years later in Chicoutimi Chicoutimi () is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and com ... at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Onésime Côté Onésime Côté (August 13, 1840 – October 23, 1911) was a general merchant and political figure in Quebec who represented Chicoutimi-Saguenay in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1890 to 1892 as a member of the Parti National. He was born in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada, the son of Désiré Côté and Édith Perron, and established himself in business at Bagotville. In 1867, he married Marie-Philomène-Angèle Maltais. Côté was mayor of the northwest division of Bagot township in 1871 and 1872. He was elected in the 1890 Quebec general election, but was defeated in his re-election bid in 1892 Events January–March * January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States. * February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado. * February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies for .... Côté died in Bagotville at the age of 71. References * 1840 births 1911 deaths Mayors of places in Quebec Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Parti National The Parti National was the name taken by the Liberal Party of Quebec, Canada, under the premiership of Honoré Mercier. Origin and beliefs It was founded on November 17, 1885, the day following the execution of Métis Leader Louis Riel. Many French-speaking Catholics resented the way the federal government of Sir John A. Macdonald had Riel hanged for treason. Mercier proposed to create a broader coalition which would include Conservative dissidents as well as his Liberal base. In the following days 50,000 people gathered in the Champ de Mars in Montreal to hear Mercier voice their support for Riel. The Parti National, which was not affiliated with any federal party, promised to use the influence of the provincial government protect the autonomy of Quebec and of its French-speaking and Catholic identity. Rise to power The party won a narrow majority of seats to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1886 provincial election and took office in January 1887. It won a lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Séverin Dumais Séverin Dumais (February 10, 1840 – April 28, 1907) was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chicoutimi-Saguenay in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1888 to 1890 as a Parti National member. He was born in Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna, Lower Canada, the son of Paschal Dumais and Éléonore Couillard, and was educated at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. Dumais articled with his father and then F.S. McKey, qualified to practise as a notary in 1864 and set up practice in Hébertville. He married Honorine Gagné in 1887. Dumais was mayor of Hébertville from 1881 to 1890. In 1899, he was named a crown lands agent. He also served as a lieutenant in the militia. Dumais ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1886, losing to Élie Saint-Hilaire. He was elected to the assembly in an 1888 by-election held after Saint-Hilaire's death and was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1890 Events January–March * January 1 The Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Élie Saint-Hilaire Élie Saint-Hilaire (January 29, 1839 – May 12, 1888) was an educator, farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chicoutimi-Saguenay in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1881 to 1888 as an independent conservative member. He was born in Quebec City, the son of Élie Saint-Hilaire and Geneviève Doville, and was educated at the Séminaire de Québec The Seminary of Quebec (French: Séminaire de Québec) is a Catholic community of diocesan priests in Quebec City founded by Bishop François de Laval, the first bishop of New France in 1663. History The Séminaire de Québec is a Society of d .... Saint-Hilaire studied law for two years and then taught school at Beauport. He then settled on a farm at Saint-Prime. Saint-Hilaire was secretary for the agricultural society for Chicoutimi County and for the county council. He also served as mayor of Saint-Prime. He died in office at Quebec City at the age of 49. References * Mayors of places in Quebec 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joseph-Élisée Beaudet Joseph-Élisée Beaudet (October 25, 1832 – February 15, 1910) was a businessman and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chicoutimi-Saguenay in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1880 to 1881 as a Conservative. His name also appears as Élisée Beaudet. He was born on October 25, 1832 in Lotbinière, Birth name: Joseph Élisé Beaudet. Baptized 25 October 1832 and born last night. Lower Canada, the son of Amable Beaudet and Félicité Chabot. He was partner with Eugène Chinic in the firm Chinic et Beaudet, later the Chinic Hardware Company of Québec. Beaudet was also co-owner of a sawmill at Betsiamites and director and vice-president for the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway. He later served as a customs official at Quebec City. He was married twice: to Éléonore-Georgianne Hardy in 1859 and to Emma Bourgeois in 1906. He was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1880 by-election held after William Evan Price William Evan Price (November 17, 1827 &n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Evan Price William Evan Price (November 17, 1827 – June 12, 1880) was a businessman and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament representing Chicoutimi-Saguenay from 1872 to 1874. Biography He was born at the Wolfesfield (or ''Wolfe's Field'') Estate (''domaine Wolfesfield'') in Sillery, in 1827, the son of William Price, a timber baron in the Saguenay region. He joined his father's business, William Price and Company, in the Chicoutimi area. In 1867, with his brothers David Edward and Evans John, he started Price Brothers and Company, which took over the assets of his father's company. In 1872, he defeated Pierre-Alexis Tremblay for a seat in the House of Commons. Although Protestant, he supported the development of Catholic schools in the region. In 1875, he was elected to the Quebec National Assembly in the same riding. He was reelected in 1878 but resigned from his seat in February 1880 because of health problems. He died at the family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Conservative Party Of Quebec (historical) The Conservative Party of Quebec (french: Parti conservateur du Québec) was a political party in Quebec, Canada, from 1867 until 1936, when it merged with members of the Action libérale nationale to form the Union Nationale. Origins The party originated as the '' Parti bleu'' which was formed around 1850. The ''parti bleu'' opposed the anti-clericalism of its rival, the ''parti rouge''. The ''parti bleu'' supported the role of the clergy in Quebec society. Members of the ''parti bleu'', led by George-Étienne Cartier from Canada East, joined with the followers of Sir John A. Macdonald in Canada West to form a coalition government with Cartier as co-premier from 1857 to 1862. It was out of this coalition that the Conservative Party was formed (then known as the '' Liberal-Conservative Party''), laying the basis for Confederation in 1867. Post-Confederation With Confederation and Quebec's entry as a province, what had been the ''parti bleu'' became the Quebec wing of Macdonal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Quebec Liberal Party The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP; french: Parti libéral du Québec, PLQ) is a provincial political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955. The QLP has always been associated with the colour red; each of their main opponents in different eras have been generally associated with the colour blue. The QLP has traditionally supported a form of Quebec federalist ideology with nuanced Canadian nationalist tones that supports Quebec remaining within the Canadian federation, while also supporting reforms that would allow substantial autonomism in Quebec. In the context of federal Canadian politics,Haddow and Klassen 2006 ''Partisanship, Globalization, and Canadian Labour Market Policy''. University of Toronto Press. it is a more centrist party when compared to Conservative and Liberal parties in other provinces, such as the British Columbia Liberal Party. History Pre-Confederation The Liberal Party is descended from the Parti canadien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]