Joseph-Nestor Duguay (March 15, 1846 – March 17, 1907) was a businessman and political figure in

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. He represented Yamaska in the

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from 1874 to 1875 as a

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. He was born in Baie-du-Febvre,

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, the son of Joseph Duguay and Anne-Scholastique-Olive Beauchemin, and was educated at the Collège de Nicolet. Duguay was one of the pioneers of the dairy industry in the Yamaska region and owned a number of cheese-making facilities. He was married three times: to Marie-Éméline Davis in 1866, then to Marie-Nina Davis, his first wife's sister, in 1877 and finally to Émiline Lacerte in 1905. Duguay was mayor of Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval from 1875 to 1876. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1890. Duguay died at Baie-du-Febvre at the age of 61.

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* 1846 births 1907 deaths Collège de Nicolet alumni Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs 19th-century mayors of places in Quebec 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub