Joseph-Séraphin-Aimé Ashby (April 29, 1876 – March 5, 1962) was a Canadian

Canada

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 politician in the province of Quebec

Quebec

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Born in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, Quebec, the son of George Ashby and Euphrosine Messier, Ashby was educated at the college of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir and the Université Laval at Montreal. He became a notary public in 1904 and practice in Lachine

Lachine, Quebec

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. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 for the electoral district of Jacques-Cartier

Jacques-Cartier

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 in the 1916 election

Quebec general election, 1916

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. A Quebec Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1919 election

Quebec general election, 1919

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 and was defeated in the 1923 election

Quebec general election, 1923

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. From 1923 to 1925, he was mayor of Lachine.