George di Madeiros Loy

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]

George di Madeiros Loy
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Beauharnois
In office
1900–1904
Preceded byJoseph Gédéon Horace Bergeron
Succeeded byJoseph Gédéon Horace Bergeron
Personal details
Born(1840-11-27)November 27, 1840
Coteau Landing, Lower Canada
DiedDecember 14, 1936(1936-12-14) (aged 96)
Political partyLiberal

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]

References

  1. George di Madeiros Loy – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. Magurn, AJ Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1901

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


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