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George di Madeiros Loy

George di Madeiros Loy

Canadian politician

George di Madeiros Loy (November 27, 1840 – December 14, 1936) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois in the House of Commons of Canada from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal.[1]

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He was born in Coteau-Landing, Lower Canada, the son of a Portuguese father and American mother. Loy was educated in Coteau-Landing and Ogdensburg, New York. In 1868, he married Elizabeth Wilson. He was mayor of Valleyfield from 1894 to 1899.[2] His election in 1900 was declared void in 1902 but Loy won the subsequent by-election. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1904.

Loy also operated a paper mill in Valleyfield owned by Alexander Buntin.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    George di Madeiros Loy – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. [2]
    Magurn, AJ Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1901
  3. [3]
    • Hamelin, Jean (1990). "Alexander Buntin". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 29 June 2009.

Loy v. Poirier (1902),  [1902] 32 SCR (111)  (SCC)


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