Pierre Malcom Guay (March 26, 1848 – February 19, 1899) was a physician, surgeon and political figure in

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. He represented Lévis in the

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from 1885 to 1899 as a

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member. He was born in Saint-Romuald d'Etchemin,

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, the son of François Xavier Guay and Marie Adelaide Côté. Guay was educated at the Séminaire de Quebec and the

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, where he received a

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In 1874, he married Marie Louise Antoinette Roy. He served on the town council for St-Romuald d'Etchemin and was mayor from 1886 to 1887. Guay was also a governor of the board of physicians and surgeons for Quebec. He was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1885 by-election held after Isidore-Noël Belleau was unseated following an appeal. Guay died in office at the age of 50.

Electoral record

References

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891'', AJ Gemmill
1848 births 1899 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Mayors of places in Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub