Jacques Deligny [SEP] country of citizenship
Jacques Deligny
Jacques Deligny (ca 1776 – January 2, 1837) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Warwick from 1814 to 1820 and from 1820 to 1830, and Berthier from 1830 to 1837.
He was born in Quebec City, the son of François Deligny and Marie-Anne Gély. Deligny worked as a potter there and then moved to Berthier around 1802. He served in the militia during the War of 1812, later reaching the rank of major. Later during his
1830, he was named a justice of the peace and, in 1834, a commissioner for the summary trial of small causes. Éno was elected to the assembly in an 1837 by-election held following the death of Jacques Deligny. He died at Saint-Cuthbert at the age of 48.
In 1815, Éno married his cousin Geneviève Fauteux. After his death, his widow married Joseph-Édouard Faribault.