Firmin Dugas
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Firmin Dugas | |
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 Source: Library and Archives Canada | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Montcalm | |
| In office 1871–1887 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Dufresne |
| Succeeded by | Olaüs Thérien |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montcalm | |
| In office 1867–1874 | |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Gustave Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1830 Rawdon, Lower Canada |
| Died | March 16, 1889 (aged 59) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Saint-Liguori, Quebec |
Firmin Dugas (March 8, 1830 – March 16, 1889) was a Quebec businessman and political figure.[1] He was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Montcalm from 1871 to 1887 and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1874.
He was born in Rawdon Township, Lower Canada in 1830 and studied at Collège de l'Assomption. Dugas owned and operated several sawmills and flour mills at Saint-Liguori. He was mayor of Saint-Liguori from 1860 to 1862. He was elected to the Quebec assembly in 1867; he was elected to the House of Commons in an 1871 by-election after Joseph Dufresne resigned his seat to accept a post as sheriff. Dugas resigned his seat in the Quebec assembly in 1874 when it became illegal to hold seats in both houses.
He died at Saint-Liguori in 1889.
His son Joseph-Louis-Euclide also later represented Montcalm in the House of Commons.
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Montcalm | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Olaüs Thérien | 953 | 53.3 | +2.8 | ||||
| Nationalist | Firmin Dugas | 835 | 46.7 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,788 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: Montcalm | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Firmin Dugas | 828 | 50.5 | +0.6 | ||||
| Unknown | Octave Magnan | 812 | 49.5 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,640 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Montcalm | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | Firmin Dugas | 698 | 49.9 | |||||
| Unknown | N. Forest | 374 | 26.8 | |||||
| Unknown | I.B. Deslongchamp | 240 | 17.2 | |||||
| Unknown | V.J.E. Brouillet | 86 | 6.2 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,398 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Montcalm | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Firmin Dugas | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Montcalm | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Firmin Dugas | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| By-election on 15 September 1871
On Mr. Dufresne's resignation, to become Sheriff of the County of St. John, 13 July 1871 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Firmin Dugas | acclaimed | |||
External links
[edit]- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Firmin Dugas – Parliament of Canada biography
References
[edit]- ^ "Firmin Dugas". National Assembly of Québec. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
- 1830 births
- 1889 deaths
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
- Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs
- 19th-century mayors of places in Quebec
- 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec