About William Henry Chaffers
Lived 1827 – 1894 (aged 66). William Henry Chaffers was a Canadian politician and merchant.
William Henry Chaffers (August 2, 1827 – July 1894) was a Quebec businessman and politician. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for Rougemont division from 1867 to 1894.
He was born Guillaume-Henri-Jacques Chaffers at Quebec City in 1827 and studied at the college at Chambly and the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. He set up in business at Saint-Césaire. Chaffers was lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. He also served as mayor of Saint-Césaire and warden for Rouville County. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Rouville in an 1856 by-election. Chaffers was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in 1864 and named to the Senate after Confederation.
He died at Saint-Hyacinthe in 1894.
He was the grandson of François Blanchet.
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Canadian politician (1827-1894)
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William Henry Chaffers was born on 2 August 1827 in Quebec City.
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William Henry Chaffers died on 19 July 1894 in Saint-Hyacinthe.
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William Henry Chaffers was a politician and merchant.
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