Louis-Tancrède Bouthillier (March 1, 1796 – February 28, 1881) was Sheriff of
Montreal
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, a
Canadian
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officer
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,
merchant and
landowner. His home ''Outre-Mont'' gave its name to the village that subsequently became the
City of Outremont. He later purchased the manor of his wife's uncle,
Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury
Lt.-Colonel The Hon. Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury (October 28, 1798 – September 15, 1862) of Montreal was a soldier, seigneur, lawyer, politician, newspaper founder and noted duellist. Bleury Street in Montreal is named for him. His n ...
.
Biography
![Maison Bouthillier, Outremont](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Maison_Bouthillier%2C_Outremont.jpg)
Bouthillier was born March 1, 1796, in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
to Jean Bouthillier, a successful merchant from
La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. Wi ...
, and Louise Perthuis. His sister was married to
Pierre de Rastel de Rocheblave.
In 1830 he married Françoise-Geneviève, daughter of Benjamin Trottier-Desrivières-Beaubien and Françoise-Geneviève Sabrevois de Bleury, sister of
Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury
Lt.-Colonel The Hon. Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury (October 28, 1798 – September 15, 1862) of Montreal was a soldier, seigneur, lawyer, politician, newspaper founder and noted duellist. Bleury Street in Montreal is named for him. His n ...
. In 1832 he was appointed director of
Trinity House
"Three In One"
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, status = Royal Charter corporation and registered charity
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, he ...
and inspector of
potash
Potash () includes various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water-soluble form. in Montreal.
In 1833, Bouthillier bought eight lots in Montreal, one of which was in the Côte Sainte-Catherine, where he built a large brick house that he named ''Outre-Mont'' (over the mountain). The village of
Outremont
Outremont is an affluent residential borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec. The neighbourhood is inhabited largely by fran ...
, which was named after this house, became a borough of Montreal in the
municipal mergers of 2002.
He also inherited some property from his father, including a lot on St. Paul Street. Bouthillier hired
mason Louis Comte to build a combination store and residence on the site, which he owned until his death.
He was named
commissioner of the
Lachine Canal
The Lachine Canal ( in French) is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, running 14.5 kilometres (9 miles) from the Old Port of Montreal to Lake Saint-Louis, through the boroughs of Lachine, ...
in 1835, and commissioner of the lands of the Crown (commissaire des terres de la Couronne) in 1838.
From 1850, he held the post of
custom duty collector in Montreal, a position he left in 1863 to become
sheriff of the city for nearly ten years. He also became President of the
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society
The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society (french: Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste) is an institution in Quebec dedicated to the protection of Quebec francophone interests and to the promotion of Quebec sovereignism. It is known as the oldest patriotic asso ...
in 1864.
In 1862, he purchased the
manor house
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ...
of his uncle by marriage, the late
Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury
Lt.-Colonel The Hon. Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury (October 28, 1798 – September 15, 1862) of Montreal was a soldier, seigneur, lawyer, politician, newspaper founder and noted duellist. Bleury Street in Montreal is named for him. His n ...
.
Louis-Tancrède Bouthillier died February 28, 1881. He was survived by his two sons, Charles-Frontenac Bouthillier and Henri Bouthillier.
References
Vieux-Montréal
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1796 births
1881 deaths
French Quebecers
Canadian merchants
19th-century Canadian businesspeople