Compton (provincial electoral district)
Encyclopedia
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.
Canada
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province
Provinces and territories of Canada
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of Quebec
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....
. Located in the Estrie
Estrie
The Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."...
region, the riding existed from 1867 to 1972 before it was merged with Mégantic
Mégantic (provincial electoral district)
Mégantic was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Estrie region, it was created in 1867. After the 1970 elections, it was merged with Compton to create the new riding of Mégantic-Compton...
to form the Mégantic-Compton
Mégantic-Compton (provincial electoral district)
Megantic-Compton is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Estrie region, the riding was created in 1972 after the merger of the Mégantic and Compton ridings that existed both since 1867...
riding.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- James Gibb RossJames Gibb RossJames Gibb Ross was a Canadian merchant and politician from the province of Quebec.Born in Carluke, a village of South Lanarkshire, Scotland, Ross emigrated to Canada in 1832 with his brother, John Ross, settling in Quebec City...
, Conservative PartyParti conservateur du QuébecThe Parti conservateur du Québec was a political party in Quebec, Canada.-Origins:The party originated as the Parti bleu which was formed around 1850 by the followers of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine...
(1867-1871) - William SawyerWilliam Sawyer (politician)William Sawyer was a lumber merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Compton in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1886 as a Conservative....
, Conservative Party (1871-1886) - John McIntoshJohn 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...
, Conservative Party (1886-1894) - Charles McClaryCharles McClaryCharles 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....
, Conservative Party (1894-1897) - James Hunt, Liberal (1897-1900)
- Allan Wright Giard, Conservative Party (1900-1912)
- Georges Nathaniel Scott, Liberal (1912-1919)
- Camille-Émile Desjarlais, Liberal (1919-1923)
- Jacob NicolJacob NicolJacob Nicol was a Canadian lawyer, newspaper publisher, and politician.-Early life:Born in Roxton Pond, Quebec, the son of Philip Nicol, farmer and tool manufacturer, and Sophie Cloutier, Nicol was educated at Feller College, McMaster University, and Université Laval à Québec...
, Liberal (1923-1929) - Andrew Ross McMasterAndrew Ross McMasterAndrew Ross McMaster was a Quebec politician.He was born in Montreal to Captain John Andrew McMaster and his wife Amelia and educated at Montreal High School, Montreal Collegiate Institute and at McGill University and the University of Edinburgh...
, Liberal (1929-1931) - William James DuffyWilliam James DuffyWilliam James Duffy was a Canadian provincial politician.Born in South Durham, Quebec, Duffy was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Compton from 1931 to 1935 and 1939 to 1946.-References:...
, Liberal (1931-1935) - Payson Alton Sherman, Conservative Party - Union Nationale (1935-1939)
- William James Duffy, Liberal (1939-1946)
- Charles Daniel FrenchCharles Daniel FrenchCharles Daniel French was a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. - Background :He was born in Scotstown, Eastern Townships on January 26, 1884 and got married to Emily Christina Macaulay in 1914.- Political career :...
, Union Nationale (1946-1954) - John William FrenchJohn William FrenchJohn William French was a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.-Background:...
, Union Nationale (1954-1956) - Fabien Gagnon, Liberal (1956-1957)
- Claude-Gilles GosselinClaude-Gilles Gosselin-Member of the legislature:Gosselin supported the Union Nationale. He won a by-election in 1957 and became the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the district of Compton....
, Union Nationale (1957-1966)
Members of National Assembly
- Claude-Gilles Gosselin, Union Nationale (1966-1970)
- Omer Dionne, Liberal (1970-1973)