Missisquoi (provincial electoral district)
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Missisquoi was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec
, Canada
. Located in the Estrie region, it was created in 1867. It was merged with Brome
in 1973 to form the new district of Brome-Missisquoi
.
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....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Located in the Estrie region, it was created in 1867. It was merged with Brome
Brome (provincial electoral district)
Brome was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Estrie region, the riding was created in 1867. In 1973, it became part of the riding of Brome-Missisquoi.-Members of Legislative Assembly:...
in 1973 to form the new district of Brome-Missisquoi
Brome-Missisquoi (provincial electoral district)
Brome-Missisquoi is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1973 from Brome and parts of Missisquoi and Shefford...
.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- Josiah Sandford BrighamJosiah Sandford BrighamJosiah Sandford Brigham was an American-born physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Missisquoi in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1875 as a Conservative....
, 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...
(1867-1875) - George Barnard BakerGeorge Barnard BakerGeorge Barnard Baker was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He was a Liberal-Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Missisquoi from 1870 to 1874, from 1879 to 1887 and from 1891 to 1896 and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1875 to 1878...
, Conservative Party (1875-1878) - Ernest RacicotErnest RacicotErnest Racicot was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Missisquoi in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1881 as a Liberal then Conservative member....
, Liberal - Conservative Party (1878-1881) - Elijah Edmund SpencerElijah Edmund SpencerElijah Edmund Spencer was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.Born in Saint-Armand-Est , Canada East, the son of United Empire Loyalists Ambrose S. Spencer and Mary Thomas, Spencer was educated at the Frelighsburg Grammar School and then studied in Poughkeepsie, New York...
, Conservative Party (1881-1897) - John Charles James Sarsfield McCorkill, Liberal (1897-1898)
- Cédric Lemoine Cotton, Liberal (1898-1900)
- Joseph-Jean-Baptiste GosselinJoseph-Jean-Baptiste GosselinJoseph-Jean-Baptiste Gosselin was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Missisquoi in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1900 to 1919 as a Liberal....
, Liberal (1900-1919) - Alexandre Saurette, Liberal (1919-1935)
- François Pouliot, Conservative Party - Union Nationale (1935-1939)
- Henri GosselinHenri GosselinHenri A. Gosselin was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Lee, Massachusetts, United States and moved to Canada in 1896. He became a farmer, telegrapher and train dispatcher by career.Gosselin studied at Lawrenceville and at Sherbrooke College in Quebec...
, Liberal (1939-1948) - Jean-Jacques BertrandJean-Jacques BertrandJean-Jacques Bertrand was the 21st Premier of Quebec, Canada, from October 2, 1968 to May 12, 1970. He led the Union Nationale party.-Member of the legislature:...
, Union Nationale (1948-1966)