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Thomas Christie, Jr.
Thomas Christie Jr. (1855 - 2 February 1934) was a pharmacist and federal politician in Quebec. Born in Lachute, Quebec, Lachute, Canada East, in the Laurentides, Laurentians, the son of Thomas Christie (Canadian politician), Thomas Christie and Catherine McMartin, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal MP representing Argenteuil (electoral district), Argenteuil in a 1902 by-election. He succeeded his father who had been the riding's MP until his death earlier that year. Christie was the first pharmacist in Lachute. He was unable to hold the riding in the 1904 Canadian federal election, 1904 federal election when he was defeated by Conservative candidate George Halsey Perley. He attempted to regain the seat 17 years later in the 1921 Canadian federal election, 1921 federal election, this time running as a Conservative Party of Canada, conservative, but was again defeated. He died in Lachute at the age of 79. References * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
