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{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

'''Jacques Deligny''' (ca 1776 – January 2, 1837) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in [[Lower Canada]]. He represented Warwick from 1814 to 1820 and from 1820 to 1830, and Berthier from 1830 to 1837.

He was born in [[Quebec City]], the son of François Deligny and Marie-Anne Gély. Deligny worked as a potter there and then moved to [[Berthierville, Quebec|Berthier]] around 1802. He served in the militia during the [[War of 1812]], later reaching the rank of major. Later during his time in office, he supported the [[Parti canadien]], later the Parti patriote, and voted for the [[Ninety-Two Resolutions]]. In 1799, he married Françoise Langevin, the sister of [[Charles Langevin]]. He died in office at Berthier around the age of 60.

His daughter Léocadie married [[David Morrison Armstrong]].

== References ==
*{{QuebecMNAbio|deligny-jacques-2811}}
* Deschênes, Gaston [https://books.google.com/books?id=cqx-SEL9g9YC&pg=PA212 ''Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec, 1792-1992''] (1993) p. 212 {{ISBN|2-7637-7304-4}} (French)

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