William Greig was a farmer, lumber merchant and political figure in Quebec

Quebec

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. He represented Châteauguay

Châteauguay (provincial electoral district)

Châteauguay is a provincial electoral district in the Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was originally created in 1853.- Geography :It consists of the municipalities of:* Châteauguay* Léry* Mercier...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1892 to 1897 as a Conservative.

He was born in Howick

Howick, Quebec

Howick is the third smallest municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 606, of which over 70% are Francophones...

, Lower Canada

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, the son of William Greig and Janet Brodie, and was educated there. Greig also operated a sawmill

Sawmill

A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....

. In 1879, he married Janet Templeton. He was defeated by Joseph-Émery Robidoux

Joseph-Émery Robidoux

Joseph-Émery Robidoux was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Châteauguay in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1884 to 1892 and from 1897 to 1900 as a Liberal....

 when he ran for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1890. He defeated Robidoux to win the seat in 1892 but lost again to Robidoux in 1897 when he ran for reelection. Greig also ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1900. He died in Ormstown

Ormstown, Quebec

Ormstown is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, which is situated on the Chateauguay River in the heart of the Chateauguay Valley. It is approximately one hour southwest of Montreal and 20 minutes north of New York State in the United States...

at the age of 77.