Jacques Deligny was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Lower Canada

Lower Canada

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. He represented Warwick from 1814 to 1820 and from 1820 to 1830, and Berthier from 1830 to 1837.

He was born in Quebec City

Quebec City

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, the son of François Deligny and Marie-Anne Gély. Deligny worked as a potter there and then moved to Berthier

Berthierville, Quebec

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 around 1802. He served in the militia during the War of 1812

War of 1812

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, later reaching the rank of major. Later during his time in office, he supported the Parti canadien

Parti canadien

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, later the Parti patriote, and voted for the Ninety-Two Resolutions

Ninety-Two Resolutions

The Ninety-Two Resolutions were drafted by Louis-Joseph Papineau and other members of the Parti patriote of Lower Canada in 1834. The resolutions were a long series of demands for political reforms in the British-governed colony....

. In 1799, he married Françoise Langevin, the sister of Charles Langevin

Charles Langevin

Charles Langevin was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Beauport in 1789, the son of Jean Bergevin, dit Langevin and Françoise Villers. After the death of his father, his mother married François Huot in 1801...

. He died in office at Berthier around the age of 60.

His daughter Léocadie married David Morrison Armstrong

David Morrison Armstrong

David Morrison Armstrong was a merchant, insurance agent and political figure in Quebec. He represented Berthier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1851....

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