Louis_François_Georges_Baby

Louis François Georges Baby

Louis François Georges Baby

Canadian politician and judge

Louis François Georges Baby, PC (August 26, 1832 – May 13, 1906) was a Canadian politician and judge.

Quick Facts The Honourable, Member of the Canadian Parliament for Joliette ...

Born in Montreal, Lower Canada, he first ran for public office in the 1867 federal election in the Quebec riding of Joliette, but lost to François Benjamin Godin. A Conservative candidate, he was acclaimed in the 1872 elections. However, he was unseated by petition protesting the outcome of an election on June 11, 1874.[1] He was re-elected in the resulting 1874 by-election and re-elected in 1878. From 1878 to 1880, he was the Minister of Inland Revenue. From 1881 to 1896, he was the judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal.

Baby was a notable collector of Canadian coins, medals, books, and manuscripts.

References

  1. [1]
    "The Hon. Louis François Georges Baby, M.P., P.C." ParlInfo. The Library of Parliament. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

Further reading

  • Valerie E. Kirkman, Hervé Gagnon, Louis-François-George Baby: un bourgeois canadien-français du 19e siècle, 1832-1906. GGC Éditions, 2001


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