Charles McClary (March 3, 1833 – February 27, 1904) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented Compton in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1894 to 1897 as a

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He was born in Stanstead Plain,

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, the son of Charles McClary and Betsy Cass, was educated in Compton and settled on a farm at Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton. He served on the town council for Clifton, also serving as mayor and warden for Compton County. In 1855, he married Jane Adeline McClary. He was elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1894 by-election held after John McIntosh was named county sheriff and did not run for reelection in 1897. He died in

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at the age of 70 and was buried in Compton.

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* Anglophone Quebec people Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Mayors of places in Quebec People from Estrie 1833 births 1904 deaths {{Quebec-mayor-stub