George di Madeiros Loy
Canadian politician (1840-1936)
George di Madeiros Loy (27 November 1840 – 14 December 1936) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois in the House of Commons of Canada from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal.
He was born in Coteau-Landing, Lower Canada, the son of a Portuguese father and American mother. Loy was educated in Coteau-Landing and Ogdensburg, New York. In 1868, he married Elizabeth Wilson. He was mayor of Valleyfield from 1894 to 1899. His election in 1900 was declared void in 1902 but Loy won the subsequent by-election. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1904.
Loy also operated a paper mill in Valleyfield owned by Alexander Buntin.
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