Pierre Malcom Guay was a physician, surgeon and political figure in Quebec

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. He represented Lévis

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 in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1885 to 1899 as a Liberal

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 member.

He was born in Saint-Romuald d'Etchemin

Saint-Romuald, Quebec

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, Canada East

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, the son of François Xavier Guay and Marie Adelaide Côté. Guay was educated at the Séminaire de Quebec and the Université Laval

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, where he received a M.D.

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. In 1874, he married Marie Louise Antoinette Roy. He served on the town council for St-Romuald d'Etchemin and was mayor from 1886 to 1887. Guay was also a governor of the board of physicians and surgeons for Quebec. He was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1885 by-election held after Isidore-Noël Belleau

Isidore-Noël Belleau

Isidore Noël Belleau was a Canadian politician, director, editor and lawyer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in an 1883 by-election to represent the riding of Lévis. He was also defeated in the elections of 1874 for Portneuf and 1887 for Bellechasse. He was elected as mayor of...

was unseated following an appeal. Guay died in office at the age of 50.