Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques

Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques (April 17, 1828 – April 29, 1880) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Rouville in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1872 and from 1874 to 1878.^[1]

Guillaume Cheval
Source: Library and Archives Canada

He was born in Beloeil, Lower Canada in 1828,^[1] the son of Louis Cheval dit St-Jacques and Rosalie Cherrier (cousin of Louis-Joseph Papineau) ^[2] and educated at Saint-Denis. He served as mayor of Saint-Hilaire for four years.^[3] In 1852, he married Hermélimbe Richer. He died in Saint-Hilaire at the age of 52.^[2]

Electoral record

v t e 1867 Canadian federal election: Rouville
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques	1,236
	Unknown	Joseph-Napoléon Poulin	824
Source: Canadian Elections Database[4]

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election: Rouville
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Honoré Mercier	1,033
	Liberal	Guillaume Cheval, Alias Saint-Jacques	977
Source: Canadian Elections Database[5]

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election: Rouville
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques	812
	Conservative	George-Auguste Gigault	73

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election: Rouville
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	George-Auguste Gigault	1,073
	Liberal	Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques	1,038