Philippe Baby Casgrain (December 30, 1826 – May 23, 1917) was a

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lawyer, author and political figure. He represented L'Islet in the House of Commons of Canada as a

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member from 1873 to 1891. He was born in

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in 1826, the son of

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, and studied at the College of Ste. Anne de la Pocatière. He articled in law with Jean-Thomas Taschereau, was called to the bar in 1850 and practiced at Quebec with

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. In 1854, he married Mathilde Perrault. He was named deputy

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for the Quebec Superior Court in Quebec district. Casgrain was named

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in 1879. After he retired from politics, he was clerk for the Quebec Circuit and Revision Court. He served several terms as president of the

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. Casgrain published a number of works on the history of Canada, including: *''Letellier de Saint-Just et son temps'' (1895)
''La vie de Joseph-François Perrault, surnommé le père de l'éducation du peuple canadien'' (1898)
*''La fontaine d'Abraham Martin et le site de son habitation'' (1903)
''La maison d'Arnoux où Montcalm est mort'' (1903)''La maison du Chien d'Or à Québec'' (1905)''Les batailles des plaines d'Abraham et de Sainte-Foye'' (1908)''La chapelle et le tombeau de Champlain'' (1909)
He died at Quebec in 1917. His son Joseph Philippe Baby became a member of the

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Electoral record

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''Fils de Québec, quatrième série'', P-G Roy (1933)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Casgrain, Philippe Baby Beaubien-Casgrain family Baby family (Canada) 1826 births 1917 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs 20th-century Canadian historians Canadian male non-fiction writers Canadian King's Counsel Politicians from Quebec City Writers from Quebec City 19th-century Canadian historians