André-Boniface Craig was a physician and political figure in Quebec

Quebec

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. He represented Verchères

Verchères (provincial electoral district)

Vercheres is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Montérégie region, it was created in 1829. From 1936 to 1944 Vercheres was part of the riding of Richelieu-Vercheres...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1867 to 1871 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu

Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

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, Lower Canada

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, the son of André Craig and Marie-Louise Leboeuf. He was admitted to the practice of medicine in 1845 and practised at Sainte-Élisabeth

Sainte-Élisabeth, Quebec

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, Contrecoeur

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, Saint-Antoine and Montreal

Montreal

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. In 1857, he married Marie-Césarie Lenoblet Duplessis. Craig was a landowner in the Eastern Townships

Eastern Townships

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. He was also an agent for the Equitable Life and International Life insurance companies. He held the chair of internal pathology and clinical medicine at the Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery. Craig was president of the Colonization Society for Verchères County and also served as justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

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and commissioner for the trial of small causes. He died in Montreal at the age of 59.