Guillaume-Eugène Chinic (October 26, 1818 – April 28, 1889) was a
Canadian businessman and politician.
Born in
Quebec City, he was one of the founders of the District Bank of Quebec (now the
National Bank of Canada
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).
In 1873, he was summoned to the
Senate of Canada
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The Senate is modelled after the B ...
representing the senatorial division of Gulf, Quebec. He sat as a
Conservative and resigned in 1882.
He is buried in
Cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont.
External links
*
Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''*
1818 births
1889 deaths
Pre-Confederation Canadian businesspeople
Businesspeople from Quebec
Canadian senators from Quebec
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators
Politicians from Quebec City
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