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Appointed by
  
Died
  
January 6, 1939

Resigned
  
January 6, 1939

Role
  
Political figure


Name
  
Joseph Baby

Party
  
Liberal Party of Canada

Political party
  
Parents
  
Philippe Baby Casgrain

Joseph Philippe Baby Casgrain

Born
  
March 1, 1856Quebec City, Canada East (
1856-03-01
)

Relations
  

Succeeded by
  
Edouard-Charles St-Pere

Grandparents
  
Charles-Eusebe Casgrain

Joseph Philippe Baby Casgrain (March 1, 1856 – January 6, 1939) was a Quebec surveyor, civil engineer and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for De Lanaudière division from 1900 to 1939.

He was born at Quebec City in 1856, the son of Philippe Baby Casgrain, and studied at the Séminaire de Québec. He qualified to practice as a provincial land surveyor in Quebec in 1878 and as a dominion land surveyor for Canada in 1881; he also later qualified as a surveyor for Ontario and Manitoba. He later became chief engineer for the Montreal and Pacific Junction Railway, also serving as a director for the company. Casgrain was also chief engineer for the Montreal Turnpike Trust. He was president of the Montreal Herald. In 1885, he married Ella, the daughter of lumber merchant James William Cook. They lived at 'Bijou', their home in the Golden Square Mile of Montreal.

He died in office in 1939.

References

Joseph Philippe Baby Casgrain Wikipedia


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