Jean-Baptiste-Arthur Angrignon (; March 2, 1875 – 1948) was a

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politician and a city councillor in

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Background

The son of Delphis Angrignon and Flavie Dufresne, he was born on March 2, 1875, in St-Placide, Quebec, grew up in the

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, Basses-Laurentides area and was a merchant. In 1902, he married Marie-Elisabeth Skelly. He came to Montreal in 1915.

City Councillor

In 1921, he was elected to the

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of Montreal for the district of Saint-Paul. He was re-elected in 1924, 1926, 1928, 1930 and 1932. From 1930 to 1932, Angrignon was a Member of

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from 1928 to 1930. He oversaw the development of

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on land that belonged to the Crawford family. He did not run for re-election in 1934.

Retirement

Angrignon died in Montreal in 1948.

Honors

The following Montreal landmarks were named to honor Jean-Baptiste Angrignon: *

(named after him in 1927); * Angrignon Metro station (completed in 1978); *

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shopping mall (built in 1986). * Boulevard Angrignon (named in 1993)

Footnotes

External links

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