Bartholomew Gugy
Bartholomew Gugy | |
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| Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Sherbrooke | |
| In office 1831–1837 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Tremain |
| Succeeded by | Edward Hale |
| Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Sherbrooke | |
| In office 1848–1852 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Hale |
| Succeeded by | Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 6, 1796 Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| Died | June 11, 1876 (aged 79) Beauport, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
Bartholomew Conrad Augustus Gugy (6 November 1796 – 11 June 1876) represented
Early life
He was born at
On the outbreak of the
Lower Canadian Rebellion, 1837-38
In 1837, when the
At the
Subsequent career
Following the
After the Union of 1841, Gugy failed to win the parliamentary seat for
In the house, Gugy voted regularly against the ministry of Sir
Retirement
After 1850, through fear of the
Hot-headed, irascible, endowed with a colourful nature, the bulky, loud-voiced colonel was not vindictive, or intolerant, or sectarian. As a
seigneur, he collected his rents with regularity, but never resorted to vexatious measures.
Towards, the end of his life Gugy often returned to Quebec, riding erect on horseback despite his 78 years, to ensconce himself in the library of the Palais de Justice and regale the young of all ages with the details of his former litigations and addresses to the court. He does not seem to have had a fanatical temperament. If he was never popular among French Canadians, it is because he too often upheld principles which they rejected.— Jacques Monet, "Bartholomew Gugy". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
Family
Gugy was married twice, leaving children by his first wife only. In 1828, he married Louise-Sophie (1802-1842), the only daughter to reach adulthood of The Hon. Antoine-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay, by his wife Marie-Louise Fleury de La Gorgendière (1775–1832). Mrs Gugy was a niece of Captain Michel-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay, the elder sister of The Hon. Elzéar-Henri Juchereau Duchesnay and the sister-in-law of The Hon. Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau. They were the parents of two daughters:
- Augusta-Louise Gugy (1828-1892). In 1851, she married Sir Aemilius Irving. They were the parents of eight children.
- Bertha-Louise Gugy (1829–1855). In 1849, she married William Edward Holmes (1822–1861), a young James Johnston. They were the parents of two sons, William and Augustus Holmes.
In 1869, Gugy married secondly Mary McGrath (b. 1824), the daughter of a
Photographs
References
- "Bartholomew Gugy". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Attestations de six cures, au sujet de la conduite en 1837-38, du Colonel Gugy. s.n. 1980. ISBN 978-0-665-02204-3.
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