Joseph-Séraphin-Aimé Ashby
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Joseph-Séraphin-Aimé Ashby (April 29, 1876 – March 5, 1962) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.
Quick Facts Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Jacques-Cartier, Preceded by ...
Joseph-Séraphin-Aimé Ashby | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Jacques-Cartier | |
In office 1916–1923 | |
Preceded by | Philémon Cousineau |
Succeeded by | Esioff-Léon Patenaude |
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Born | (1876-04-29)April 29, 1876 Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, Quebec |
Died | March 5, 1962(1962-03-05) (aged 85) Montreal, Quebec |
Political party | Liberal |
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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.