Joseph-Octave Villeneuve

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Joseph-Octave Villeneuve

Joseph-Octave Villeneuve (born March 4, 1836 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines , Lower Canada , † June 27, 1901 in Montreal ) was a Canadian politician and businessman . From 1894 to 1896 he was Mayor of Montreal, then Canadian Senator ( Conservative Party ).

biography

Villeneuve's family moved to Montreal around 1840 . After leaving school, he received a commercial training from the brothers in the Christian schools . He worked for a textile wholesaler and founded a horse and coach business in 1860 , and a year later a grocery store with a butcher's in the then still independent suburb of Saint-Jean-Baptiste. By 1867 it developed into a trading company for wines and spirits. In 1875 he founded a soap and candle factory as well as a trading company for wood, grain and building materials. In 1885 he was one of the founders of the Montreal Park and Island Railway tram company . In 1889 Villeneuve founded a textile factory and in 1893 a cigar factory. He was also director of Banque Jacques-Cartier and board member of Banque Nationale , and was a member of the Montreal Port Commission for a total of six years.

From 1866 to 1886 (incorporated into Montreal) Villeneuve was mayor of the municipality of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, after which he was a member of the Montreal city council. In 1886 he was elected to the Québec Legislative Assembly , but the election result was annulled a year later. After losing the rescheduled by-election in 1888, he returned to parliament in 1890. In 1894 he was elected mayor of Montreal. At that time, the city had a high debt burden, caused by extensive construction projects in previous years. In 1895 the provincial government set a debt ceiling. A few days before the end of his term in office, Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell appointed him Senator on January 2, 1896 , and died five years later in office.

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SURNAME Villeneuve, Joseph-Octave
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 4, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 1901
Place of death Montreal