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St-Jacques
St-Jacques is a surname, and may refer to: * Diane St-Jacques Diane St-Jacques (born May 16, 1953) is a Canadian business person and former politician. St-Jacques served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. History St-Jacques was born in Granby, Quebec. She was a promotional coordinator f ... (born 1953), Canadian politician * Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques (1828-1880), Quebec businessman and political figure See also * Saint-Jacques (other) * St. Jacques (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:St Jacques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane St-Jacques
Diane St-Jacques (born May 16, 1953) is a Canadian business person and former politician. St-Jacques served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. History St-Jacques was born in Granby, Quebec. She was a promotional coordinator for Agropur in Granby and an advertising consultant for a radio station in Sherbrooke. St-Jacques was involved in the community in a variety of volunteer roles. Involved in politics since 1979, St-Jacques first stood for office in the 1997 federal election as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Shefford. With Sherbrooke's Jean Charest as a national leader, the party experienced a resurgence in Quebec's Eastern Townships, and St-Jacques was elected to the House of Commons, taking her seat from the Bloc Québécois. Until she left the PC caucus, she was its designated parliamentary critic for International Cooperation, La Francophonie, and children and youth. She was also identified as the PC "family critic." In 1999, St-Jacques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ... as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1872 and from 1874 to 1878. He was born in Beloeil, Lower Canada in 1828, the son of Louis Cheval dit St-Jacques and Rosalie Cherrier (cousin of Louis-Joseph Papineau) and educated at Saint-Denis. He served as mayor of Saint-Hilaire for four years. In 1852, he married Hermélimbe Richer. He died in Saint-Hilaire at the age of 52. References 1828 births 1880 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Mayors of places in Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Jacques (other)
Saint-Jacques (the French name for Saint James) may refer to: Canada * Saint-Jacques Cathedral (Montreal), built in 1822 and demolished in 1973 * Saint-Jacques (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Quebec * Saint-Jacques (provincial electoral district), Montreal, Quebec, Canada * Saint-Jacques, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Edmundston * Saint-Jacques Parish, New Brunswick * Saint-Jacques, Quebec, a municipality in the province of Quebec * Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, Quebec, a municipality in the province of Quebec * Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown, a parish in the province of Quebec * Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Quebec, a parish in the province of Quebec * Saint-Jacques River (Portneuf River tributary), Quebec * Saint Jacques River (Roussillon), Quebec France * Saint-Jacques, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department * Saint-Jacques-d'Aliermont, in the Seine-Maritime department * Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur, in the Puy-de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |