Charles-Ignace Gill (March 12, 1844 – September 16, 1901) was a

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lawyer and political figure. He represented

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in the

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from 1871 to 1874 and in the

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as a Conservative member from 1874 to 1879. He was born in Saint-François-du-Lac,

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in 1844, the son of Ignace Gill and studied at the Collège de Nicolet and the Université Laval. He articled in law with

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, was admitted to the bar in 1867 and set up practice at Sorel. In 1870, he married Marie-Rosalie-Delphine, the daughter of

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. In 1871, he was elected to the provincial assembly. He resigned in 1874 to run for a seat in the House of Commons. He resigned in 1879 when he was named as a judge to the

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in Richelieu district; in 1886, he was named to Montreal district. He was also a director of the Montreal, Portland and Boston Railway. He died in

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in 1901.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Charles-Ignace 1844 births 1901 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Judges in Quebec French Quebecers