Amable Bélanger (September 8, 1846 – September 22, 1919) was an
iron founder An iron founder (also iron-founder or ironfounder) in its more general sense is a worker in molten ferrous metal, generally working within an iron foundry. However, the term 'iron founder' is usually reserved for the owner or manager of an iron fou ...
who became an industrialist and community leader.
Bélanger was born in
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud () is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud had a population of living in of its total ...
,
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada () was a British colonization of the Americas, British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence established in 1791 and abolished in 1841. It covered the southern portion o ...
, and moved his foundry to
Montmagny after becoming a master founder. By 1913, he and his son had developed a company with a year-round workforce of 50 people. It sold farm implements and stoves throughout Quebec and east. The son died and the company was sold.
The senior Bélanger was dedicated to developing and improving his community. He successfully developed and marketed subdivisions in the community to municipal and personal benefit. He was involved in a number of industries and was the initial president of the local Chamber of Commerce. He was integral to Montmagny becoming the leading industrial centre in the region at the turn of the 20th century.
References
External links
Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
Businesspeople from Quebec
People from Chaudière-Appalaches
19th-century ironmasters
1846 births
1919 deaths
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