Francis Badgley (merchant), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Francis Badgley (merchant)
- Francis Badgley (26 March 1767 – 7 October 1841) was a Canadian merchant, politician, and newspaper editor. He was born in London, England and immigrated to Canada in about 1785.
- He lived in Montreal and, in 1788, entered a partnership with Richard Dobie who was active in the fur trade.
- This partnership lasted until 1792, when his diaries indicate that Badgley travelled to Grand Portage, Minnesota with the fur brigade and conducted a survey for the North West Company. Badgley was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Montreal East in 1800.
- This was a two-member riding and both he and Pierre-Louis Panet secured 178 votes.
- He was a supporter of the English party during his four years and did not run for re-election in 1804.
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