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William Henry Chaffers

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Appointed by
  
Royal Proclamation

Died
  
July 19, 1894

Political party
  
Party
  
Liberal Party of Canada


Name
  
William Chaffers

Role
  
Politician

Resigned
  
1894

William Henry Chaffers

Born
  
August 2, 1827Quebec City, Lower Canada (
1827-08-02
)

Succeeded by
  

William Henry Chaffers (August 2, 1827 – July 1894) was a Quebec businessman and politician. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for Rougemont division from 1867 to 1894.

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He was born Guillaume-Henri-Jacques Chaffers at Quebec City in 1827 and studied at the college at Chambly and the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. He set up in business at Saint-Césaire. Chaffers was lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. He also served as mayor of Saint-Césaire and warden for Rouville County. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Rouville in an 1856 by-election. Cahffers was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in 1864 and named to the Senate after Confederation.

He died at Saint-Hyacinthe in 1894.

He was the grandson of François Blanchet.

References

William Henry Chaffers Wikipedia


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