Payson Sherman
Payson Alton Sherman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Compton | |
| In office 1935–1939 | |
| Preceded by | William James Duffy |
| Succeeded by | William James Duffy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 14, 1889 Scotstown, Quebec |
| Died | October 5, 1977 (aged 88) Scotstown, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative Union Nationale |
Payson Alton Sherman (August 14, 1889 – October 5, 1977) was a Canadian politician and a two-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.[1]
Background
[edit]He was born in Scotstown, Quebec on August 14, 1889 and married Margaret Muir in New Hampshire in 1914.
Member of the legislature
[edit]Sherman ran as a Conservative candidate in the provincial district of Compton in the 1935 election and won against Liberal incumbent William James Duffy.
He joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election. He did not run for re-election in the 1939 election.
Mayor
[edit]He served as school board member, city councillor and from 1947 to 1957 Mayor of Hampden, Quebec in the Eastern Townships.
Retirement
[edit]He co-founded the Compton County Historical Society in 1959 and died on October 5, 1977.
References
[edit]- ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.