John McDougall (Quebec politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About John McDougall (Quebec politician)
- John McDougall (July 25, 1805 – February 25, 1870) was a businessman and political figure in Canada East. He was born in Coldstream, Scotland in 1805 and settled at Trois-Rivières around 1833.
- He owned a general store there and served as mayor from 1855 to 1857.
- He was president of the Three Rivers Gas Company.
- He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Drummond in 1851; he ran unsuccessfully in Trois-Rivières in 1858.
- McDougall served as a director for the North Shore Railway.
- In 1862 and 1863, he purchased ironworks at Saint-Maurice and L'Islet. He died in Vieilles-Forges near Trois-Rivières in 1870. His sons became partners in his various businesses.
- His son William was a member of the Canadian House of Commons. The former ironworks at Saint-Maurice, Les Forges du Saint-Maurice, has been designated a National Historic Site of Canada.
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