Charles-Christophe Malhiot (October 11, 1808 – November 9, 1874) was a doctor and a member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 until his death. He was born in Verchères in

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, the son of

François-Xavier Malhiot François-Xavier Malhiot (December 4, 1781 – June 12, 1854) was a merchant, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. Life Malhiot was born François-Xavier-Amable Malhiot at Verchères, Quebec in 1781, the son of François Malhiot. ...

, the

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of Verchères. He studied medicine and settled at Yamachiche. In 1835, he married Julie-Éliza Montour, the daughter of

Nicholas Montour Nicholas Montour (1756 – August 6, 1808) was a fur trader, seigneur, and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in the province of New York in 1756, the son of Andrew Montour and Sally Ainse, and the grandson of Madame Montour. In ...

, Seigneur of

Pointe-du-Lac Pointe-du-Lac is one of the six boroughs of the city of Trois-Rivières and a former municipality in Quebec, Canada on the St. Lawrence River. It was founded in 1738 and its current church dates from 1882. Another old building in the village is the ...

. He was mayor of Pointe-du-Lac from 1859 to 1864. In 1862, he was elected for a six-year term to the

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representing Shawinigan. After

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, he was appointed to the Senate as a member of the

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. He died at Pointe-du-Lac in 1874.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Malhiot, Charles-Christophe 1808 births 1874 deaths Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada Canadian senators from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada senators Mayors of places in Quebec People from Verchères, Quebec