Alphonse Desjardins, PC (6 May 1841 – 4 June 1912) was born in

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and was

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from 1893 to 1894 and later a

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minister. He married Virginie Paré in 1864 and remarried Hortense Barsalou in 1880. He was a lawyer, journalist, businessman and politician. He owned a tile factory and participated in the founding of the Banque Jacques-Cartier, which later became part of the National Bank of Canada. He represented the riding of Hochelaga in the

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for 18 years, serving as a cabinet minister and

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for a few months at the end of the

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government and then the short-lived Tupper government in 1896. He was named a senator in 1892. He became mayor of Montreal from 1893–1894. For a time he held all three posts (member of the House of Commons, Senator, mayor) simultaneously. In 1872, he was created a Knight of the

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in acknowledgment of his services to the Catholic Church.

Electoral record

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References

* * * Gaétan Frigon: ''Alphonse Desjardins, lawyer, banker and politician,'' section in: ''

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and other pioneering Quebec businessmen,'' in ''Legacy. How french Canadians shaped North America.'' McClelland & Stewart, Toronto 2016; repr. 2019 p 74 sqq (in French: ''Bâtisseurs d'Amérique: Des canadiens français qui ont faite de l'histoire.'' Dir.

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. La Presse, Montréal 2016) 1841 births 1912 deaths Lawyers in Quebec Canadian senators from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators Knights of the Order of Pope Pius IX Mayors of Montreal Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada People from Terrebonne, Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub