Louis Gugy

Who was Louis Gugy?

Lt.-Colonel The Hon. Jean-Georges-Barthélemy-Guillaume-Louis Gugy represented Saint-Maurice in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and the Legislative Council of Lower Canada. In his early years at Trois-Rivières he was Justice of the Peace, Colonel of the militia and Sheriff. On entering politics he came to Montreal where he was appointed Sheriff and was elected the first president of the Montreal Mechanics' Institution. He inherited five seigneuries from his uncle, Conrad Gugy.