Esdras Alfred de St-Georges | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Portneuf |
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In office 1872–1878 |
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Preceded by | Jean-Docile Brousseau |
Succeeded by | Roch-Pamphile Vallée |
In office 1882–1890 |
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Preceded by | Roch-Pamphile Vallée |
Succeeded by | Arthur Delisle |
Personal details | |
Born |
Cap-Santé, Canada East |
August 4, 1849
Died | June 19, 1890 Cap-Santé, Quebec |
(aged 40)
Political party | Liberal |
Esdras Alfred de St-Georges (August 4, 1849 – June 19, 1890) was a Quebec lawyer, physician and political figure. He represented Portneuf in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1878 and from 1882 to 1890 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Cap-Santé, Canada East, the son of Laurent Aurez de St-Georges and Adelaine Allsopp who was the daughter of George Waters Allsopp. He received the degree of M.D. from Victoria College in Cobourg, Ontario and a degree in law from the Université Laval. He practised law at Quebec City and was also a governor of the College of Surgeons and Physicians of Lower Canada. In 1875, de St-Georges married Laura, the daughter of Isidore Thibaudeau. He was elected again in 1878 but unseated after an appeal; he also ran unsuccessfully in the riding of Montmorency in 1880. De St-Georges died in office in 1890 at Cap-Santé.