Joseph Hormidas Gariépy (December 3, 1852 – July 6, 1927) was a politician in

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, Canada and a municipal councillor in

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Biography

Gariépy was born in L'Assomption County, Canada East on December 3, 1852. At age sixteen, he moved to

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where he lived for twenty-four years, working in the grocery business. He married Etudienne Boissoneault in 1872. The pair would have seven children; two of these, Wilfred and

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, would enter politics themselves. In 1893 Joseph Gariépy moved to Edmonton bought a block of land for $1200 - the most expensive real estate traded in Edmonton to that date. On it, he opened a general store known successively as Gariépy & Chenier, Gariépy & Borsseau, and Gariépy & Lessard; a second store in

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followed in 1908. Gariépy partnered with Prosper-Edmond Lessard, a former employee who would later become his son-in-law by marrying Emily Gariépy, both through his general store and through subsequent real estate ventures which saw both men become wealthy. In

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, Gariépy was elected as an alderman to Edmonton Town Council, finishing second of nine candidates in an election in which the top six candidates were elected. However, he was defeated in his

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re-election bid, finishing last of nine candidates. He attempted a comeback in

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, and finished fourth of eight candidates. Unfortunately, aldermanic terms had, in the interim, become staggered, meaning that only half of the six seats were elected each year, so Gariépy was not elected. He did not seek municipal office again during his lifetime, although he did sit as a Catholic school trustee between 1914 and 1924. Gariépy was a founding member and president of the Edmonton Board of Trade, a member of the

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, and involved with the

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. He died July 6, 1927.

References

Edmonton Public Library biography of Joseph GariépyCity of Edmonton biography of Joseph GariépyReal Estate Weekly article partially about Lessard that mentions his partnership with Gariépy
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