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

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. He represented Compton in the

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from 1894 to 1897 as a

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Biography

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 re-election in 1897. He died in

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at the age of 70 and was buried in Compton.

References

* Anglophone Quebec people Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs 19th-century mayors of places in Quebec Politicians from Estrie 1833 births 1904 deaths 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub