Jean-Louis Beaudry (March 27, 1809 – June 25, 1886) was a Canadian entrepreneur and politician. Beaudry served as

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three times, from 1862 to 1866, from 1877 to 1879, and from 1881 to 1885 for a total time served as mayor of ten years.

Early life

Born in

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, Quebec, he was raised and worked on the family farm. After working as a clerk and shopkeeper, Beaudry opened a dry goods store with his brother in 1834. Beaudry became increasingly politically active. In 1827 he signed a petition in opposition to the proposed union of the upper and lower Canadas. In 1837 he became one of the vice presidents of the

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. When the

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occurred, Beaudry fled temporarily to the United States. He returned in June 1838 and resumed his business dealings which flourished.

Political career

Having established himself as a successful businessman, in 1860 Beaudry ran and was elected

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. In 1862 he ran for mayor of

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and won. He was easily re-elected through 1885. He declined to run for a couple of years, but ran again in 1868 against William Workman. During the campaign Beaudry turned off voters with religious and negative overtones. Beaudry did not run for mayor again until 1877, where he won, and again in 1878. However, in 1879 he lost in a fierce campaign against

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. Beaudry was once again re-elected from 1881 through 1885. His younger brother

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was mayor of Los Angeles (1874–1876). He was a member of the

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from 1867 until his death in 1886. He was buried in the

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Notable Accomplishments

During his 10 years served as mayor of Montreal, Beaudry: * established fire and health departments * inauguration of a City Hall on Notre-Dame Street * was instrumental in keeping peace between the

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and

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through halting the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beaudry, Jean-Louis 1809 births 1866 deaths Businesspeople from Quebec Mayors of Montreal People from Laurentides Conservative Party of Quebec MLCs Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery

Early life

Political career

Notable Accomplishments

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