Marcus Child | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Stanstead Township | |
| In office November 13, 1829 – June 26, 1830 Serving with Ebenezer Peck | |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | James Baxter |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Stanstead Township (by-election and general elections) | |
| In office March 21, 1833 – March 27, 1838 Serving with
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| Preceded by | James Baxter |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished on suspension of the constitution |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Stanstead | |
| In office 1841–1844 | |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | John McConnell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1792 West Boylston, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 6, 1859 (age 68) Coaticook, Canada East, Province of Canada |
| Spouse | Lydia F. Chadwick |
| Children | 2; 1 boy, 1 girl |
| Occupation | Businessman, justice of the peace, school administrator |
Marcus Child (December 1792 – March 6, 1859) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada (nowQuebec). An immigrant from the United States, he became a prosperous businessman. He was involved in improving local education in the Eastern Townships, an area which had recently opened for colonial settlement. He represented the Stanstead Township of Lower Canada, first in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, later in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. He supported the Parti patriote in the 1830s, and fled to exile in the United States for a short time after the Lower Canada Rebellion in 1837.
Child's politics moderated after the Rebellion and he took a more conservative approach after his return. After serving one term in the Province of Canada Assembly, he continued to be active in the business and social activities of Stanstead, but later moved to nearby Coaticook. He died in 1859 of an inflammation of the lungs.