Esdras Alfred de St Georges


Esdras Alfred de StGeorges 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 CapSant, Canada East, the son of Laurent Aurez de StGeorges 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 Universit 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 StGeorges 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 StGeorges died in office in 1890 at CapSant.

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