Charles Eusèbe Casgrain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
About Charles Eusèbe Casgrain
- Charles Eusèbe Casgrain (August 3, 1825 – March 8, 1907) was an Ontario physician and political figure.
- He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada for Windsor division from 1887 to 1907. He was born Charles-Eugène Casgrain in Quebec City, Lower Canada in 1825, the son of Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain, and studied at the College of St.
- Anne's and McGill College, graduating as an MD.
- He entered practice at Detroit in 1851 and married Charlotte Mary Chase in the same year, but moved to Sandwich (later Windsor) in 1856.
- He was also appointed coroner for Essex County.
- Casgrain was surgeon for the local militia during the Fenian raids.
- He served as a member of the town council for Windsor and also as a long-time member of the local school board.
- He was named a knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre by Pope Leo XIII in 1884.
- Casgrain was also president of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Essex. Casgrain was named to the Senate in 1887 and died in office in 1907. His brother Philippe-Baby served as a member of the Canadian House of Commons and his brother Henri-Raymond was a Quebec priest and historian.
- His son Thomas became a lawyer and later served in the House of Commons.
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