Guillaume Amyot was a Canadian politician

Politician

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, editor

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 and lawyer

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. He was a Member of the Canadian House of Commons

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 for the riding

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 of Bellechasse

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, Quebec

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 representing the historical Conservative Party. He later switched affiliation to Nationalist and was re-elected in the 1887 election

Canadian federal election, 1887

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 then re-elected as a Nationalist Conservative

Nationalist Conservative

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 in the election of 1891

Canadian federal election, 1891

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Amyot was also a participant in the Northwest Rebellion of 1885 and was a Lieutenant-Colonel of the 9th battalion of the Voltigeurs 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....

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