Charles Carroll Colby, (December 10, 1827 – January 10, 1907) was a

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lawyer, businessman and politician. He was born in

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in 1827, the son of Moses French Colby, and came to

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with his family in 1832. He studied at

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. He studied law, was called to the Quebec bar in 1855 and entered practice at Stanstead. In 1858, he married Harriet Child. Colby was elected as a

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MP in the

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in 1867 representing Stanstead and remained in parliament until his defeat in 1891. He served as President of the Privy Council under Sir John A. Macdonald from 1889 to 1891 and was previously Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons. Colby supported the introduction of

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s to reciprocate against those imposed by the

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. He was a trustee of Stanstead College and a director for several railway companies. Colby served as vice-president of the Quebec Temperance and Prohibitory League. Colby was the author of ''Parliamentary government in Canada'', published in Montreal in 1886. He died in

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at the age of 79. In 1859, Colby built Carrollcroft, his residence at Stanstead, which now serves as the site of the Colby-Curtis Museum.Colby-Curtis museum

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The Colbys of StansteadThe Colbys of Stanstead - Charles Carroll Colby
1827 births 1907 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada People from Derby, Vermont 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Conservative18671942-Quebec-MP-stub