David Ji
David Longfen Ji is an American businessman who co-founded Apex Digital, an electronics manufacturer.
In 2004, he was arrested in China following a dispute with Sichuan Changhong Electric, a supplier owned by the city of Mianyang and the province of Sichuan.
Changhong accused him of defrauding them through bad checks.
Ji was taken, according to an account by his lawyer, to the senior management and told, "I decide whether you live or die."
He has been held in China without charges.
Ji's case highlighted an "implicit racism" in dealings with American businessmen.
As a U.S. citizen he was not granted the same treatment by authorities as non-ethnically Chinese businessmen sharing the same nationality.
Brian Gardiner (politician)
Brian L. Gardiner( born 18 August 1955) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993.
His background included publishing, administration and management.
Born in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Gardiner first attempted to enter federal politics in the 1984 federal election when he became the New Democratic Party candidate for the Prince George — Bulkley Valley electoral district.
He was unsuccessful that year, but did win the riding in the next federal election in 1988.
He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament but lost to Dick Harris of the Reform Party in the 1993 federal election.
Following the 1993 federal election, Gardiner became Provincial Secretary of the BC NDP and later began working for the BC Government and Services Employees' Union.
Dugès
Several people share the surname Dugès:
François Languedoc
François Languedoc (October 11, 1790 – September 23, 1840) was a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.
He was born François de Borgias Languedoc in the town of Quebec in 1790, the son of a merchant.
From 1812 to 1821, he was associated with John White and Company, which supplied goods for ships and sold and transported supplies for the army.
They also operated, with other partners, a ferry service between Quebec and Pointe-Lévy and a steamboat service between Quebec and Montreal.
In 1813, he married Anna Maria, the daughter of captain John Philipps.
In 1816, Languedoc was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for the Lower Town of Quebec.
In 1817, he purchased the seigneury of Saint-Georges.
He was elected to represent L'Acadie in the assembly 1830.
He did not support the Ninety-Two Resolutions.
Languedoc was named justice of the peace in 1830.
He also served in the militia reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
He died at his manor in Saint-Édouard near Napierville in 1840.
His sister Louise married Louis Roy Portelance, who also served in the assembly.
Claude de Thiard de Bissy
Claude de Thiard de Bissy( 13 October 1721, Paris – 26 September 1810, Pierre- de- Bresse) was a French soldier.
He served his military career, rising to lieutenant- général des armées du roi in 1762( the same day as his younger brother Henri, comte de Thiard) and fighting in the conquest of Franche- Comté and becoming governor of Languedoc and Auxonne.
Louis Roy Portelance
Louis Roy Portelance (October 16, 1764 – March 2, 1838) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.
He was born at Pointe-Claire in 1764, the son of a farmer, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël.
He then entered the fur trade as a voyageur.
In 1791, Portelance married his cousin Marie-Josephte, daughter of François Périnault and widow of silversmith Jacques Varin.
Soon afterwards, Portelance entered the lumber trade, supplying boards and planks for construction in Montreal.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada to represent Montreal County in 1804 and represented it until 1814.
In 1809, he married Louise, the daughter of merchant Jacques Languedoc and sister of François Languedoc, who later became a member of the legislative assembly.
Portelance was elected to represent Montreal East in 1816.
He generally supported the parti canadien in the assembly.
He retired from the lumber business around 1820.
He helped found La Banque du Peuple in 1837.
He died at Kamouraska in Lower Canada in 1838.
Lacordaire
Several people share the surname Lacordaire:
Dick Harris
Richard M. Harris( born September 6, 1944) is a Canadian politician.
He was a Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2015 and sat as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
He was previously member of the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance.
From 2004 to 2015, he represented the electoral district of Cariboo — Prince George, and formerly represented Prince George – Bulkley Valley.
He was first elected during the 1993 federal election and was re-elected in 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011.
He challenged Reform Party leader Preston Manning for leadership when Manning proposed merging the party with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
He later campaigned for Stockwell Day to become leader.
The most prominent position he held with his party was Chief Opposition Whip from 2001 to 2002.
He generated controversy when he appointed an unelected, Conservative Party member to represent a neighbouring electoral district in governmental affairs, though the electoral district had an elected Member of Parliament, but from an opposition party.
In Fiscal Year 2009- 10 he was the top spending Member of Parliament, and had the largest hospitality and lowest advertising expenditures of any house member.
He has served a member on several parliamentary committees, including the' Standing Committee on Finance' during the 36th and 37th Parliaments and the' Standing Committee on Natural Resources' during the 39th, and 40th Parliaments.
In the 41st Parliament he sat on the Veteran's Affairs Committee.
He has introduced three Private Member Bills into the House of Commons.
The first two bills were introduced when he was a member of the opposition.
The first bill, having to do with penalties for drunk driving was defeated, however, the government felt that the content of the bill was worthy of introducing a similar bill which was passed.
The second bill:" An Act to amend the Criminal Code"( failure to stop at scene of accident) was introduced in the 38th Parliament but was not adopted.
His third private members bill was introduced during the 41st Parliament;" An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act"( incarceration) was introduced in October 2011.
Dick Harris (American football)
Dick Harris( born July 24, 1937) is a former American football defensive back who played six seasons in the American Football League with the Los Angeles/ San Diego Chargers from 1960 to 1965.
He was selected to the 1960 and 1961 AFL All- League teams.
Harris had a total of 25 interceptions in the Chargers' first four seasons.
Dick Harris (American football)
Dick Harris( born July 24, 1937) is a former American football defensive back who played six seasons in the American Football League with the Los Angeles/ San Diego Chargers from 1960 to 1965.
He was selected to the 1960 and 1961 AFL All- League teams.
Harris had a total of 25 interceptions in the Chargers' first four seasons.

Question: Did François Languedoc and Dick Harris share the same nationality?
Answer: yes