Angus Baker (May 7, 1849 – August 10, 1924) was a navigator, ship's captain and political figure in

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. He represented Lévis in the

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from 1892 to 1897 as a

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. He was born in Saint-Nicolas,

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, the son of Édouard Baker and Mary Gaherty, and was educated at the Académie de Québec. Baker ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1887 and again in 1912. He was defeated by

François-Xavier Lemieux François-Xavier Lemieux (9 February 1811 – 16 May 1864) was a French Canadian lawyer and politician. He was born at Pointe-Lévy in 1811 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He articled in law, was called to the bar in 1839 an ...

when he ran for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1890. Baker was defeated by Lemieux when he ran for reelection in 1897. He was married twice: to Lydia Vallerand in 1873 and to Maria-Eugénie Beaudette in 1888. Baker died in Saint-David-de-l'Auberivière at the age of 75.

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* Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs 1849 births 1924 deaths {{Conservative-Quebec-MNA-stub