William Henry Chaffers
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Quebec
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businessman and politician. He was a Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
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member of the Senate of Canada for Rougemont division from 1867 to 1894.
He was born Guillaume-Henri-Jacques Chaffers at Quebec City
Quebec City
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in 1827 and studied at the college at Chambly
Chambly, Quebec
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and the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. He set up in business at Saint-Césaire
Saint-Césaire, Quebec
Saint-Césaire is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the province's Montérégie region...
. Chaffers was lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. He also served as mayor of Saint-Césaire and warden for Rouville County. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
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for Rouville
Rouville (electoral district)
Rouville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917.It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into St...
in an 1856 by-election. Cahffers was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
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in 1864 and named to the Senate after Confederation
Canadian Confederation
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He died at Saint-Hyacinthe in 1894.
He was the grandson of François Blanchet
François Blanchet (physician)
François Blanchet was a physician, businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud in 1776 and studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec. He went on to study medicine with James Fisher and then at Columbia College where he received a...
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