Philippe-Honoré Roy, (July 30, 1847 – December 17, 1910) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1900 to 1908 as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of Édouard Roy and Esther Lamoureux, and was educated at the Collège Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir,

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and the Montreal Military College. He articled in law with

Louis-Amable Jetté Sir Louis-Amable Jetté, (; 15 January 1836 – 5 May 1920) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge, and professor who served as lieutenant governor of Quebec and chief justice of the Court of King's Bench. Biography He was born in L'A ...

, was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1871 and set up practice in

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. Roy practised in partnership with

Flavien-Guillaume Bouthillier Flavien-Guillaume Bouthillier (March 2, 1844 – July 20, 1907) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Rouville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1879 to 1881 as a Liberal. He was born in Saint-Césaire, Cana ...

and Amédée-Emmanuel Forget. He was president of the Banque de Saint-Jean, president and promoter for the

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and owned the

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for the town of

. In 1878, he married Auglore, the daughter of

Louis Molleur Louis Molleur (July 7, 1828 – August 17, 1904) was an educator, businessman and political figure in Quebec. He represented Iberville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1881 as a Liberal. He was born in L’Acadie, Lower ...

. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1890 and for a seat in the House of Commons in 1896. Roy was named

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in 1899. He was named speaker for the Quebec assembly in 1907. In 1908, he ran unsuccessfully for the post of mayor in Montreal. He died in Montreal at the age of 63. His daughter Georgette married

Armand Lavergne Armand Renaud Lavergne, or La Vergne (February 21, 1880 – March 5, 1935) was a Quebec lawyer, journalist and political figure. He represented Montmagny in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1904 to 1908 and as a Con ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Philippe-Honore 1847 births 1910 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec Canadian King's Counsel 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec