George di Madeiros Loy explained

George di Madeiros Loy
Constituency Mp:Beauharnois
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Joseph Gédéon Horace Bergeron
Successor:Joseph Gédéon Horace Bergeron
Term Start:1900
Term End:1904
Birth Date:1840 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Coteau Landing, Lower Canada
Party:Liberal

George di Madeiros Loy (27 November 1840  - 14 December 1936) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois in the House of Commons of Canada from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal.

He was born in Coteau-Landing, Lower Canada, the son of a Portuguese father and American mother. Loy was educated in Coteau-Landing and Ogdensburg, New York. In 1868, he married Elizabeth Wilson. He was mayor of Valleyfield from 1894 to 1899.[1] His election in 1900 was declared void in 1902 but Loy won the subsequent by-election. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1904.

Loy also operated a paper mill in Valleyfield owned by Alexander Buntin.[2] |-|Liberal|George di Madeiros Loy|align="right"|1,822|Conservative|Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron|align="right"|1,663

External links

,SCC . Loy v. Poirier . 1902 . 1902 . 32 . SCR . 111 . https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14001/index.do.

Notes and References

  1. Magurn, AJ Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1901