Charles-Ignace Gill (March 12, 1844 – September 16, 1901) was a

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lawyer and political figure. He represented Yamaska in the

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from 1871 to 1874 and in the

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as a

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member from 1874 to 1879. He was born in

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in 1844, the son of Ignace Gill and studied at the Collège de Nicolet and the

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. He articled in law with

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, was admitted to the bar in 1867 and set up practice at Sorel. In 1870, he married Marie-Rosalie-Delphine, the daughter of

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. In 1871, he was elected to the provincial assembly. He resigned in 1874 to run for a seat in the House of Commons. He resigned in 1879 when he was named as a judge to the

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in Richelieu district; in 1886, he was named to Montreal district. He was also a director of the Montreal, Portland and Boston Railway. He died in

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in 1901.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Charles-Ignace 1844 births 1901 deaths Collège de Nicolet alumni Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Judges in Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Université Laval alumni