Philippe Baby Casgrain
Philippe Baby Casgrain (December 30, 1826 – May 23, 1917) was a Quebec lawyer, author and political figure.
He represented L'Islet in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1873 to 1891.
He was born in Quebec City in 1826, the son of Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain, and studied at the College of Ste.
Anne de la Pocatière.
He articled in law with Jean-Thomas Taschereau, was called to the bar in 1850 and practiced at Quebec with Pierre Joseph Olivier Chauveau.
In 1854, he married Mathilde Perrault.
He was named deputy protonotary for the Quebec Superior Court in Quebec district.
Casgrain was named Queen's Counsel in 1879.
After he retired from politics, he was clerk for the Quebec Circuit and Revision Court.
He served several terms as president of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec.
Casgrain published a number of works on the history of Canada, including:
He died at Quebec in 1917.
His son Joseph Philippe Baby became a member of the Canadian Senate.
Joseph Philippe Baby Casgrain
Joseph Philippe Baby Casgrain (March 1, 1856 – January 6, 1939) was a Quebec surveyor, civil engineer and political figure.
He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for De Lanaudière division from 1900 to 1939.
He was born at Quebec City in 1856, the son of Philippe Baby Casgrain, and studied at the Séminaire de Québec.
He qualified to practice as a provincial land surveyor in Quebec in 1878 and as a dominion land surveyor for Canada in 1881; he also later qualified as a surveyor for Ontario and Manitoba.
He later became chief engineer for the Montreal and Pacific Junction Railway, also serving as a director for the company.
Casgrain was also chief engineer for the Montreal Turnpike Trust.
He was president of the "Montreal Herald".
In 1885, he married Ella, the daughter of lumber merchant James William Cook.
They lived at 'Bijou', their home in the Golden Square Mile of Montreal.
He died in office in 1939.
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Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain
Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain (December 28, 1800 – February 29, 1848) was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada.
He was born at Rivière-Ouelle in Lower Canada in 1800, the son of merchant Pierre Casgrain, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal, Petit Séminaire de Québec and the Séminaire de Nicolet.
He articled in law with Louis Moquin at Quebec City and was called to the bar in 1824.
In the same year, he married Eliza Anne, the daughter of James Baby who was a judge and political figure in Upper Canada.
Casgrain first set up practice at Quebec and then moved back to Rivière-Ouelle in 1827.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Kamouraska in 1830; he did not support the Ninety-Two Resolutions.
Casgrain served on the Special Council which administered the province after the Lower Canada Rebellion.
In 1846, he was named deputy commissioner of public works at Montreal.
He died at Montreal in 1848 and was buried at Rivière-Ouelle.
His son Charles-Eugène later became a member of the Canadian Senate and his son Philippe-Baby was a member of the House of Commons.
His son Henri-Raymond became a priest and historian.
His daughter Suzanne married Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier who went on to serve in the Senate of Canada and to become Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec.
His grandson Thomas Chase-Casgrain served in the Canadian House of Commons.
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His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
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James William Cook
James William Cook( January 11, 1820 – May 21, 1875) was a lumber merchant and political figure in Canada West.
He was born in Williamsburgh Township in Upper Canada in 1820.
His family operated a timber business along the South Nation and Castor Rivers in the eastern part of the province.
The firm's main office was situated in Morrisburg.
The business expanded to include operations near Quebec City, Toronto and Barrie.
In 1857, he was elected to the 6th Parliament of the Province of Canada representing Dundas.
His uncle John Cook had earlier represented Dundas in the Legislative Assembly.
His brother Hermon Henry served in the federal and provincial legislatures and his brother Simon served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
He died at Morrisburg in 1875.
His daughter Ella later married Joseph Philippe Baby Casgrain, a land surveyor and politician from Quebec.
Perreault Casgrain
Perreault Casgrain, O.C., c.r.,( January 18, 1898 – April 26, 1981) was a Canadian lawyer and provincial politician in the Province of Quebec.
He served one term as the national President of the Canadian Bar Association.
Casgrain was born at Quebec, the son of Charles Perreault Casgrain, a civil servant, and Germaine Mousseau.
He came from a political family: his maternal grandfather, Joseph- Alfred Mousseau was the sixth Premier of Quebec, while his paternal grandfather, Philippe Baby Casgrain had been a member of the House of Commons.
A great- uncle, Charles Eusèbe Casgrain and an uncle, Joseph Philippe Baby Casgrain had both been members of the Senate of Canada.
Senator Thérèse Casgrain, who campaigned for women's equality and their right to vote, was a distant relative by marriage.
Casgrain was educated at a boarding school, Saint- Jean- Berchmans at Québec, at the Séminaire de Québec, at St. Procopius College( now the Benedictine University) in Chicago, Illinois, at the and at the Université Laval.
He volunteered for the Canadian Army during World War I, as an officer in the 1st Canadian Tank Battalion.
He was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1920 and practised in Rimouski from 1920 to 1974, and in Montreal from 1974 onwards.
From 1920 to 1936, he was the Crown prosecutor for the Rimouski district, being named King's Counsel(" conseillier du roi") in 1930.
He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Gaspé- Nord from 1939 to 1944.
From 1942 to 1944, he served as Minister without portfolio in the Cabinet of Premier Adélard Godbout.
He served in Cabinet at the same time as his cousin, Attorney General Léon Casgrain.
Casgrain was active in the bar of Quebec and the Canadian Bar Association throughout his career.
In 1967- 68, he served as national President of the Canadian Bar Association.
In 1973, he was invested into the Order of Canada," in recognition of his contribution to the legal profession as well as to the cultural life of the region of Rimouski."
He died in Montreal in 1981 at age 83.

Question: When is Philippe Baby Casgrain's father's birthday?
Answer: December 28, 1800