Charles McClary
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Charles McClary was a farmer and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Compton
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1894 to 1897 as a Conservative.
He was born in Stanstead Plain
, Lower Canada
, the son of Charles McClary and Betsy Cass, was educated in Compton
and settled on a farm at Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton
. He served on the town council for Clifton, also serving as mayor and warden for Compton County
. In 1855, he married Jane Adeline McClary. He was elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1894 by-election held after John McIntosh
was named county sheriff and did not run for reelection in 1897. He died in Montreal
at the age of 70 and was buried in Compton.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Compton
Compton (provincial electoral district)
Compton was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. Located in the Estrie region, the riding existed from 1867 to 1972 before it was merged with Mégantic to form the Mégantic-Compton riding.-Members of Legislative Assembly:...
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
from 1894 to 1897 as a Conservative.
He was born in Stanstead Plain
Stanstead, Quebec
Stanstead is a town of about 3,000 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Québec. Stanstead is located on the Canada-United States border across from Derby Line, Vermont....
, Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
, the son of Charles McClary and Betsy Cass, was educated in Compton
Compton, Quebec
Compton is a municipality in the regional county municipality of Coaticook and the administrative region of Estrie. And Home Of the world famous Sanders Farm and Vallons Maraichers farm, organic vegetable growers in the Deep Root Organic Cooperative of Vermont....
and settled on a farm at Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton
Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton, Quebec
Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton is a township in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Coaticook Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 440 in the Canada 2006 Census....
. He served on the town council for Clifton, also serving as mayor and warden for Compton County
Compton County, Quebec
Compton County is an historical county in southeastern Quebec, Canada on the western flanks of the Appalachian Mountains on the US-Canadian border. It is in the Estrie region of the province and was named in 1793 after a town in Surrey, England by British officers who were convinced of the...
. In 1855, he married Jane Adeline McClary. He was elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1894 by-election held after John McIntosh
John McIntosh (Quebec politician)
John McIntosh was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Compton in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1886 to 1894 and Town of Sherbrooke in the Canadian House of Commons from 1900 to 1904 as a Conservative member.He was born in La Prairie, Canada East, the son of John...
was named county sheriff and did not run for reelection in 1897. He died in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
at the age of 70 and was buried in Compton.