Michel Auger (November 18, 1830 – May 12, 1909) was a Canadian politician, farmer and mill

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. He was elected to the

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in the 1882 federal election as an Independent Liberal, representing the riding of Shefford. Born in St. Pie,

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, Auger was educated at the Grand Ligne Mission School and at the Hamilton Academy in

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. In 1856, he married Priscilla Nicol. Auger served five years as mayor of Sainte-Prudentienne, a village now within the modern municipality of

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. He first ran in the 1878 election as an Independent Liberal in opposition to the party's incumbent MP Lucius Seth Huntington, but was defeated by Huntington.''Sketches of Some Early Shefford Pioneers''. Waterloo Public Library (

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), 1905. In 1882, however, local Conservative supporters swung solidly behind Auger in a bid to punish Huntington for his role in exposing the

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, resulting in Auger's election. He ran for reelection in the 1887 election as an Independent Liberal, but was defeated by Conservative

Antoine Audet Antoine Audet (December 8, 1846 – June 14, 1915) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1887 as a Member of the historical Conservative Party to represent the riding of Shefford. He did not ...

. He died in Toronto in 1909.

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* 1830 births 1909 deaths Independent Liberal MPs in Canada Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Mayors of places in Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub