Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques
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Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques (April 17, 1828 – April 29, 1880) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Rouville in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1872 and from 1874 to 1878.{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=11464|nolist=yes}}
He was born in Beloeil, Lower Canada in 1828, the son of Louis Cheval dit St-Jacques and Rosalie Cherrier (cousin of Louis-Joseph Papineau) {{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}} and educated at Saint-Denis. He served as mayor of Saint-Hilaire for four years.{{cite book |url=https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.32944/102 |page=80 |title=The Canadian Parliamentary Companion |year=1869 |publisher=Montreal Printing and Publishing Company |editor-last=Morgan |editor-first=Henry J. |editor-link=Henry James Morgan |edition=Fifth}} In 1852, he married Hermélimbe Richer. He died in Saint-Hilaire at the age of 52.
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Category:Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Category:19th-century mayors of places in Quebec
Category:19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
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