Guillaume Amyot
Appearance
Guillaume Amyot | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bellechasse | |
In office 1881–1896 | |
Preceded by | Achille Larue |
Succeeded by | Onésiphore Ernest Talbot |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint-Gervais, Lower Canada | December 10, 1843
Died | March 30, 1896 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | (aged 53)
Political party | Conservative |
Guillaume Amyot (December 10, 1843 – March 30, 1896) was a Canadian politician, editor and lawyer. He was a Member of the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Bellechasse, Quebec representing the historical Conservative Party. He later switched affiliation to Nationalist and was re-elected in the 1887 election then re-elected as a Nationalist Conservative in the election of 1891.
Prior to entering federal politics, he stood for election twice in the Quebec general elections of 1875 and 1878, in the riding of Lotbinière. He was defeated both times by Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière.
Amyot was also a participant in the Northwest Rebellion of 1885 and was a Lieutenant-Colonel of the 9th battalion of the Voltigeurs of Quebec.
References
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Guillaume Amyot – Parliament of Canada biography
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- Canadian male journalists
- Canadian newspaper editors
- Canadian lawyers
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
- Journalists from Quebec
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
- 1842 births
- 1896 deaths
- Nationalist Conservative MPs
- 19th-century journalists
- 19th-century Canadian male writers
- Conservative (1867-1942), Quebec MP stubs