Joseph-Séraphin-Aimé Ashby

Joseph-Séraphin-Aimé Ashby (April 29, 1876 March 5, 1962) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.

Joseph-Séraphin-Aimé Ashby
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Jacques-Cartier
In office
1916–1923
Preceded byPhilémon Cousineau
Succeeded byEsioff-Léon Patenaude
Personal details
Born(1876-04-29)April 29, 1876
Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, Quebec
DiedMarch 5, 1962(1962-03-05) (aged 85)
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyLiberal

Born in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, Quebec, the son of George Ashby and Euphrosine Messier, Ashby was educated at the college of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir and the Université Laval at Montreal. He became a notary public in 1904 and practice in Lachine. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Jacques-Cartier in the 1916 election. A Quebec Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1919 election and was defeated in the 1923 election. From 1923 to 1925, he was mayor of Lachine.

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