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Maurice Perrault (12 June 1857 – 11 February 1909) was a
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architect, civil engineer, and politician. Born in
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,
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, the son of Henri-Maurice Perrault, a surveyor and architect, and Marie-Louise-Octavie Masson. Perrault studied at the
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from 1867 to 1875. He studied surveying and architecture from 1875 to 1879. In 1880, he went to work in his father's company, which was called Perrault et Mesnard. Here, he was involved in the design of Sainte-Cécile in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (1882–84); Sainte-Anne in Varennes (1883–87); Saint-Antoine in Longueuil (1884–87); and Saint-Charles in Lachenaie (1888–90). The firm reconstructed the facade and steeple of the
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. They also designed the Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur chapel behind the basilica,"Perrault, Maurice", Répetoire du Patrimoine culturel du Québec
/ref> and St. Andrew's Cathedral in VictoriaSt. Andrew's Cathedral
/ref> In 1888, Perrault, who was of Liberal allegiance, was appointed chief architect for the district of Montreal by Premier
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. He was a member of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers.Laberge, André. "Perrault, Maurice", ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'', vol. 13, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 1994
/ref> He later designed
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, St. Denis Street, 1893–94. In 1908 Perrault undertook the restoration of St. Hyacinth's Cathedral. He secured the foundation, and replaced the original square towers with two slender bell towers.Paroisse Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur
/ref> From 1898 to 1902, he was mayor of
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. He was elected by acclamation to the
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for the electoral district of Chambly in the 1900 election. A
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, he was re-elected in the
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and
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election. He died in office in 1909 and was buried in the
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. File:Cathedrale-Ste-Cecile.jpg, Cathedrale-Ste-Cecile File:QC Varennes1 tango7174.jpg, Sainte-Anne de Varennes Basilica


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* * 1857 births 1909 deaths Canadian architects Mayors of Longueuil Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery 19th-century mayors of places in Quebec 20th-century mayors of places in Quebec 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Canada-architect-stub