Pierre-Euclide Roy Explained

Pierre-Euclide Roy
Honorific-Suffix:M.L.C.
Office1:Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Saurel
Successor1:Joseph-Adolphe Dorion
Term Start1:November 13, 1873
Term End1:October 31, 1882
Birth Date:2 November 1826
Birth Place:Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan
Death Place:Saint-Pie, Quebec
Spouse:(1) Émilie Aurélie Auger (1848)
(2) Emma Davignon
Party:Conservative Party of Quebec
Occupation:Businessman

Pierre-Euclide Roy (November 2, 1826 – October 1, 1882) was a Quebec businessman and politician.

He was born at Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, close to L'Assomption. He was the son of Pierre-Octave Roy, a merchant, and Josephte Beaudry.

Roy became a merchant at Saint-Pie, near Saint-Hyacinthe. He was also the treasurer of the Phillipsburg, Farnham and Yamaska Railway Company.

On March 6, 1848, he married Émilie Aurélie Auger. He later married Emma Davignon.

Roy was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec on November 19, 1873, representing the division of Saurel. He supported the Conservative Party of Quebec.

Roy died in office at Saint-Pie, on October 31 1882.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/membres/notices/index-qr.html Quebec National Assembly: Québec Dictionary of Parliamentary Biography, from 1764 to the present - Pierre-Euclide Roy.