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Jan 01, 0001 West Boylston, Massachusetts, United States Died on 06 Mar 1859 (aged 1858)
Canadian politician
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About Marcus Child
- Marcus Child (December 1792 – March 6, 1859) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was born in West Boylston, Massachusetts in 1792 and came to Stanstead County, Lower Canada in 1812, where he entered business a druggist.
- He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Stanstead as a reformer in an 1829 by-election.
- He also served as postmaster for Stanstead and justice of the peace.
- Child helped secure funding to establish Stanstead Seminary and Charleston Academy.
- He was elected again for Stanstead in an 1833 by-election and reelected in 1834.
- He supported the Ninety-Two Resolutions and Louis-Joseph Papineau.
- He was removed from his position as postmaster and, in 1838, went to Vermont to avoid being arrested.
- He later returned to Coaticook where he established himself as a merchant and manufacturer.
- In 1841, he was elected to represent Standstead in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.
- Child later served as senior magistrate for Stanstead County and inspector of schools for Saint-François district. He died in Coaticook, in 1859, from an inflammation of the lungs.
