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Viger (Surrey Cricketer)
Viger may refer to: People * André Viger (1952–2006), wheelchair marathoner and Paralympic * Denis Viger (1741–1805), merchant and politician * Denis-Benjamin Viger (1774–1861), one of the Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada, son of Denis * Jacques Viger (Member of the Assembly) (1735–1798), member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada * Jacques Viger (mayor) (1787–1858), first mayor of Montreal * Joseph Viger (1739–1803), businessman and political figure in Lower Canada * Louis-Michel Viger (1785–1855), lawyer, politician and businessman * Viger (Surrey cricketer), English professional cricketer Places * Viger, Hautes-Pyrénées, a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées département, in southwestern France * Viger (electoral district), a former Quebec provincial electoral district * Place Viger Place Viger was both a grand hotel and railway station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, constructed in 1898 and named after Jacques Viger, the first Mayor of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Viger
Amanda Viger was a Canadian nun known for her work in helping people with leprosy. Early life Amanda Viger, known as Saint-Jean-de-Goto, was born on July 27, 1845 in Boucherville, Quebec to her parents Bonaventure Viger and Eudoxie Trudel. She completed her secondary studies at the Congregation of Notre-Dame in Boucherville’s boarding school. She was 15 years old when she joined the Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph of Montreal and she took her vows on February 2, 1863. Career Viger was one of six sisters who moved to Tracadie, New Brunswick in 1868 to help people suffering from leprosy, with Viger's focus first on establishing a pharmacy to provide medicines for people in need. She ultimately remained at the facility for 34 years. She also established a school in 1873 where she and other nuns helped to educate children until 1885. From 1888 the children were lodged near the lazaretto A lazaretto or lazaret (from it, lazzaretto a diminutive form of the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Viger
André Viger, (September 27, 1952 – October 1, 2006) was a French Canadian wheelchair marathoner and Paralympian. He took part in five consecutive Summer Paralympic Games in athletics from 1980 to 1996, winning a total of three gold, three silver and four bronze medals. Biography Born in Windsor, Ontario, Viger grew up in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He lost the use of his legs following a traffic accident at age 20. He won the men's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon in 1984, 1986 and 1987. In 1987, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for being "a source of encouragement for young athletes and a role model for young people everywhere". In 1993, he was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame, and in 2005, the Paralympic Hall of Fame. After retiring from athletics, he began a career as a businessman and started a wheelchair manufacturing company. He died of cancer on October 1, 2006. In 2013, Viger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonaventure Viger
Bonaventure ( ; it, Bonaventura ; la, Bonaventura de Balneoregio; 1221 – 15 July 1274), born Giovanni di Fidanza, was an Italian Catholic Franciscan, bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, he also served for a time as Bishop of Albano. He was canonised on 14 April 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1588 by Pope Sixtus V. He is known as the "Seraphic Doctor" ( la, Doctor Seraphicus). His feast day is 15 July. Many writings believed in the Middle Ages to be his are now collected under the name Pseudo-Bonaventure. Life He was born at Civita di Bagnoregio, not far from Viterbo, then part of the Papal States. Almost nothing is known of his childhood, other than the names of his parents, Giovanni di Fidanza and Maria di Ritella. Bonaventure reports that in his youth he was saved from an untimely death by the prayers of Francis of Assisi, which is the primary motivat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Viger
Denis Viger (June 6, 1741 – June 16, 1805) was a carpenter, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Montreal in 1741, the son of a shoemaker. He worked as a carpenter and also carved wooden objects for the church at Saint-Denis. In 1772, he married Périne-Charles, the daughter of François-Pierre Cherrier, a notary. Viger then worked for the Hôtel-Dieu in Montreal. He also was involved in the sale and export of potash. In 1796, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in Montreal East as a supporter of the parti canadien The Parti canadien () or Parti patriote () was a primarily francophone political party in what is now Quebec founded by members of the liberal elite of Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century. Its members were made up of liberal pro .... He died at Montreal in 1805. His son Denis-Benjamin later played an important role in the politics of the province. His nephew, Jacques Viger, was the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis-Benjamin Viger
Denis-Benjamin Viger (; August 19, 1774 – February 13, 1861) was a 19th-century politician, lawyer, businessman in Lower Canada. He was a leader in the ''Patriote'' movement. Viger was part of the militia in the early 19th century and then a captain in the War of 1812. He retired from the militia in 1824 with the rank of major. Biography Viger was born in Montreal to Denis Viger and Périne-Charles Cherrier. His father had represented Montreal East district in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1796 to 1800. In 1808, he married the 30-year-old daughter of Pierre Foretier, Marie-Amable Foretier. They had one child who died in 1814. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Montreal East in 1808 and 1810, then in Leinster in 1810 and 1814 and in Kent in 1816, 1820, 1824 and 1827. In 1829, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada. Prominent in the ''Patriote'' movement and denounced as the owner of seditious newspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Viger (Member Of The Assembly)
Jacques Viger (November 23, 1735 – January 21, 1798) was a political figure in Lower Canada. Biography He was born in Montreal on November 23, 1735, the son of the shoemaker Jacques Viger. On May 7, 1764, he married Amaranthe Prévost, the daughter of Eustache Prévost and Marie-Madeleine Sarrault. In 1796, Jacques Viger was elected to the 2nd Parliament of Lower Canada for Kent County (later Chambly County) as a supporter of the parti canadien. His brother Denis Viger was also elected to the legislative assembly in Montreal East. He died on January 21, 1798. His son, Jacques Viger, was the first mayor of Montreal and his nephew Louis-Michel Viger became a lawyer and also served in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. The lower house consisted of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Viger (mayor)
Jacques Viger (May 7, 1787 – December 12, 1858) was an antiquarian, archaeologist, and the first mayor of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Biography Viger was born in Montreal, the son of Jacques Viger who represented Kent in the 2nd Parliament of Lower Canada, and studied at the Sulpician college of Montreal. On November 17, 1808 he married Marie Marguerite La Corne, daughter of Luc de la Corne, and widow of Major the Hon. John Lennox. They had three children, all of whom died in infancy. After his studies he went to Quebec, where he worked as an editor of the newspaper Le Canadien from November 1808 to May 1809. Viger served as captain in the Canadian Voltigeurs unit under Charles de Salaberry during the War of 1812. He was elected the first mayor of Montreal in 1833 and worked to improve its sanitary conditions. Although he wrote little, his reputation as an archaeologist was universal, and the greatest contemporary historians of France and the United States have drawn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Viger
Joseph Viger (February 13, 1739 – November 17, 1803) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born Joseph-René Viger in Montreal in 1739, the son of Jacques Viger, a shoemaker. He became a lumber merchant at Rivière-des-Prairies near Montreal and then at L'Assomption. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in Leinster County in 1796. Viger died at Saint-Sulpice in 1803. His brothers, Denis Denis may refer to: People * Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris * Denis the Areopagite, Biblical figure * Denis, son of Ampud (died 1236), baron in the Kingdom of Hungary * Denis the Carthusian (1402–14 ... and Jacques, also served in the legislative assembly. His nephew, Jacques Viger, later became the first mayor of Montreal. External links * 1739 births 1803 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada Papineau-Viger-Cherrier families {{Quebec-MNA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-Michel Viger
Louis-Michel Viger (September 28, 1785 – May 27, 1855) was a Quebec lawyer, businessman, seigneur and political figure. He was born in Montreal in 1785 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël at the same time as his cousin, Louis-Joseph Papineau. He articled in law with his cousin, Denis-Benjamin Viger, was admitted to the bar in 1807 and set up practice in Montreal. Viger was a member of the local militia and served as a lieutenant during the War of 1812. In 1824, he married Marie-Ermine, daughter of Louis Turgeon, seigneur of Beaumont. In 1830, he was elected to represent Chambly in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada as a member of the parti patriote and voted for the Ninety-Two Resolutions. He was elected again in 1834. In 1835, in partnership with Jacob De Witt, he set up La Banque du Peuple to counter the Bank of Montreal's monopoly in the province. Because he had played an important role in protest meetings organized before the Lower Canada Rebellion, Viger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viger (Surrey Cricketer)
Viger may refer to: People * André Viger (1952–2006), wheelchair marathoner and Paralympic * Denis Viger (1741–1805), merchant and politician * Denis-Benjamin Viger (1774–1861), one of the Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada, son of Denis * Jacques Viger (Member of the Assembly) (1735–1798), member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada * Jacques Viger (mayor) (1787–1858), first mayor of Montreal * Joseph Viger (1739–1803), businessman and political figure in Lower Canada * Louis-Michel Viger (1785–1855), lawyer, politician and businessman * Viger (Surrey cricketer), English professional cricketer Places * Viger, Hautes-Pyrénées, a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées département, in southwestern France * Viger (electoral district), a former Quebec provincial electoral district * Place Viger Place Viger was both a grand hotel and railway station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, constructed in 1898 and named after Jacques Viger, the first Mayor of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viger, Hautes-Pyrénées
Viger is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... in south-western France. See also * Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department References Communes of Hautes-Pyrénées {{HautesPyrénées-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viger (electoral District)
Viger was a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada. It consisted of part of the Saint-Léonard, Rosemont and Mercier-Est neighbourhoods in Montreal. It was created for the 1981 election. Its final general election was in 1998; there was also a by-election in 2002. It disappeared in the 2003 election as its territory was carved up and distributed among the new electoral district of Jeanne-Mance–Viger and the existing electoral districts of Anjou and Rosemont. It was named jointly for Denis-Benjamin Viger Denis-Benjamin Viger (; August 19, 1774 – February 13, 1861) was a 19th-century politician, lawyer, businessman in Lower Canada. He was a leader in the ''Patriote'' movement. Viger was part of the militia in the early 19th century and th ... and Jacques Viger, who were prominent politicians in the 1830s and 1840s. Members of the National Assembly References External links ;Election results Election results(National Assembly) Election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
