Guillaume Amyot (10 December 1843 – 30 March 1896) was a

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, and

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. After finishing his classical studies at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Amyot pursued a legal career. He was a Member of the

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, which he entered in 1881, for the riding of Bellechasse,

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, representing the historical Conservative Party. He later switched his affiliation from Conservative to Nationalist, under which designation he was re-elected in the 1887 election. He was re-elected as a

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. Prior to entering federal politics, he stood for election twice in the Quebec general elections of 1875 and 1878, in the riding of Lotbinière. He was defeated both times by

Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, (December 5, 1829 – November 16, 1908) lawyer, businessman and politician served as the fourth premier of Quebec, a Canadian cabinet, federal Cabinet minister, and the List of lieutenant governors of ...

, a Liberal. Amyot was also a participant in the

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of 1885 and was a Lieutenant-Colonel of the 9th battalion of the Voltigeurs of

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