Joseph-Nestor Duguay (March 15, 1846 – March 17, 1907) was a businessman and political figure in Quebec. He represented Yamaska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1874 to 1875 as a Conservative.
Joseph Nestor Duguay | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Yamaska | |
| In office 1874–1875 | |
| Preceded by | Charles-Ignace Gill |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Saxton Campbell Würtele |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1846 Baie-du-Febvre, Canada East |
| Died | March 17, 1907 (aged 61) Baie-du-Febvre, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Relations | Joseph Duguay, father |
He was born in Baie-du-Febvre, Canada East, the son of Joseph Duguay and Anne-Scholastique-Olive Beauchemin, and was educated at the Collège de Nicolet. Duguay was one of the pioneers of the dairy industry in the Yamaska region and owned a number of cheese-making facilities. He was married three times: to Marie-Éméline Davis in 1866, then to Marie-Nina Davis, his first wife's sister, in 1877 and finally to Émiline Lacerte in 1905. Duguay was mayor of Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval from 1875 to 1876. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1890. Duguay died at Baie-du-Febvre at the age of 61.
References
edit- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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