Philippe-Honoré Roy was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec

Quebec

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. He represented Saint-Jean

Saint-Jean (provincial electoral district)

Saint-Jean is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec. Located in the Montérégie region south of Montreal, the riding was created in 1853. During the Liberal term under Adelard Godbout, it was part of the riding of Saint-Jean-Napierville between 1939 and 1944...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1900 to 1908 as a Liberal.

He was born in Henryville

Henryville, Quebec

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, Canada East

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, the son of Édouard Roy and Esther Lamoureux, and was educated at the Collège Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, Victoria University

Victoria University in the University of Toronto

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 and the Montreal Military College. He articled in law with Louis-Amable Jetté

Louis-Amable Jetté

Sir Louis-Amable Jetté, was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge, professor, and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. He was born in L'Assomption, Lower Canada in 1836....

, was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1871 and set up practice in Montreal

Montreal

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. Roy practised in partnership with Flavien-Guillaume Bouthillier

Flavien-Guillaume Bouthillier

Flavien-Guillaume Bouthillier was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Rouville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1879 to 1881 as a Liberal....

 and Amédée-Emmanuel Forget. He was president of the Banque de Saint-Jean, president and promoter for the East Richelieu Valley Railway and owned the viaduct

Viaduct

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 for the town of Saint-Jean. In 1878, he married Auglore, the daughter of Louis Molleur

Louis Molleur

Louis Molleur was an educator, businessman and political figure in Quebec. He represented Iberville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1881 as a Liberal....

. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1890 and for a seat in the House of Commons in 1896. Roy was named Queen's Counsel

Queen's Counsel

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 in 1899. He was named speaker for the Quebec assembly in 1907. In 1908, he ran unsuccessfully for the post of mayor in Montreal. He died in Montreal at the age of 63.

His daughter Georgette married Armand Lavergne.