Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques
Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques (April 17, 1828 – April 29, 1880) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Rouville in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1872 and from 1874 to 1878.
He was born in Beloeil, Lower Canada in 1828, the son of Louis Cheval dit St-Jacques and Rosalie Cherrier (cousin of Louis-Joseph Papineau) and educated at Saint-Denis. He served as mayor of Saint-Hilaire for four years. In 1852, he married Hermélimbe Richer. He died in Saint-Hilaire at the age of 52.
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Rouville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques | 1,236 | ||||||
| Unknown | Joseph-Napoléon Poulin | 824 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Rouville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Honoré Mercier | 1,033 | ||||||
| Liberal | Guillaume Cheval, Alias Saint-Jacques | 977 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Rouville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques | 812 | ||||||
| Conservative | George-Auguste Gigault | 73 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Rouville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | George-Auguste Gigault | 1,073 | ||||||
| Liberal | Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques | 1,038 | ||||||
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