Michel Guillaume Baby
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Michel-Guillaume Baby was a businessman and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Rimouski from 1857 to 1861 and Témiscouata from 1861 to 1863 in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
and Chicoutimi et Saguenay
from 1874 to 1875 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
as a Conservative. His name also appears as Francis Baby or Michel William Baby.
He was born in Saint-Philippe-de-La Prairie
, Lower Canada
, the son of Charles François Xavier Baby and Clothilde Pinsonaut. Baby was a shareholder in the Grand Trunk Railway
, as well as president of the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway, originally incorporated as the Quebec and Gosford Railway. He was first elected to the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada in an 1857 by-election held after Joseph-Charles Taché
resigned his seat. In 1868, he married Marie-Hélène-Wilhelmine, the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Renaud
. Baby was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1874 by-election held after Pierre-Alexis Tremblay
resigned his seat. He did not run for reelection in 1875 and later moved to Paris
. Baby died there at the age of 76 and was buried in Quebec City
.
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 Rimouski from 1857 to 1861 and Témiscouata from 1861 to 1863 in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
and Chicoutimi et Saguenay
Saguenay (provincial electoral district)
Saguenay was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. The Saguenay district proper was created in 1948 after a split of the district of Charlevoix-Saguenay that existed from 1912 to 1944. located in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, Saguenay was also part of...
from 1874 to 1875 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...
as a Conservative. His name also appears as Francis Baby or Michel William Baby.
He was born in Saint-Philippe-de-La Prairie
Saint-Philippe, Quebec
Saint-Philippe is a municipality located in Roussillon Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The municipality was established on July 1, 1855. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 5,121.-Population:...
, 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 François Xavier Baby and Clothilde Pinsonaut. Baby was a shareholder in the Grand Trunk Railway
Grand Trunk Railway
The Grand Trunk Railway was a railway system which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the American states of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The railway was operated from headquarters in Montreal, Quebec; however, corporate...
, as well as president of the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway, originally incorporated as the Quebec and Gosford Railway. He was first elected to the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada in an 1857 by-election held after Joseph-Charles Taché
Joseph-Charles Taché
Joseph-Charles Taché, was a multi-faceted member of the Taché family, a nephew of Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché...
resigned his seat. In 1868, he married Marie-Hélène-Wilhelmine, the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Renaud
Jean-Baptiste Renaud
Jean-Baptiste Renaud was a prominent businessman, merchant and land owner in Quebec. He served as a member of the Quebec Board of Trade and represented Saint-Pierre Ward on the municipal council for Quebec City from 1862 to 1868.He was born in Lachine, Lower Canada, the son of Jean-Baptiste Renaud...
. Baby was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1874 by-election held after Pierre-Alexis Tremblay
Pierre-Alexis Tremblay
Pierre-Alexis Tremblay was a surveyor and Quebec political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1875 and 1878 to 1879....
resigned his seat. He did not run for reelection in 1875 and later moved to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. Baby died there at the age of 76 and was buried in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
.