Joseph Périnault (October 8, 1732 – January 31, 1814) was a

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and political figure in

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. He was born in

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in 1732 and worked as a tailor there. With other Montreal merchants, he also invested in the fur trade and took part in fur trading expeditions. In 1765, with Montreal merchant Pierre Foretier, he purchased a large part of the seigneury of Île-Bizard and the sub-fief of Closse, later selling his share to Foretier. Périnault was named a justice of the peace for Montreal district in 1796. In the same year, he was elected to the

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for

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; he was elected in Montreal West in 1800. From 1806 until his death in 1814, Périnault lived with his son, Pierre-Joseph, who was a parish priest at Sault-au-Récollet in north Montreal; he was buried in the parish church.

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