Alphonse Raymond
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Alphonse Raymond was a Quebec
businessman, financier and public official.
He was born in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec
and educated at Quebec's Normal School
. He moved to Montreal in 1902 and founded a canning factory in 1905.
In his commercial life, he was a director of Catelli Food Products Ltd., vice-president of the Montreal Refrigerating and Storage Ltd., and vice-president of the Provincial Bank of Canada
as well as a board member of several finance and investment firms. He also held several governance positions at the University of Montreal.
Raymond was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec
representing the division of Lorimier in 1936 by Quebec Premier
Maurice Duplessis
and sat on the body for the rest of his life as a supporter of the Union Nationale. He served as Speaker of the council from 1936 to 1940 and again from 1944 to 1950.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
businessman, financier and public official.
He was born in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré is a town in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, along the Saint Lawrence River, north-east of the Quebec City. The population was 2,803 according to the Canada 2006 Census...
and educated at Quebec's Normal School
Normal school
A normal school is a school created to train high school graduates to be teachers. Its purpose is to establish teaching standards or norms, hence its name...
. He moved to Montreal in 1902 and founded a canning factory in 1905.
In his commercial life, he was a director of Catelli Food Products Ltd., vice-president of the Montreal Refrigerating and Storage Ltd., and vice-president of the Provincial Bank of Canada
Provincial Bank of Canada
The Provincial Bank of Canada was a Quebec-based bank in Canada that was the product of mergers between the Banque Jacques-Cartier , the Banque d'économie de Québec , the Banque populaire de Québec , and the Unity Bank of Canada .It merged with the Banque Canadienne Nationale to form the National...
as well as a board member of several finance and investment firms. He also held several governance positions at the University of Montreal.
Raymond was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec
Legislative Council of Quebec
From 1867 until 1968, the Legislative Council of Quebec was the unelected upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Canadian province of Quebec...
representing the division of Lorimier in 1936 by Quebec Premier
Premier of Quebec
The Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....
Maurice Duplessis
Maurice Duplessis
Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis served as the 16th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. A founder and leader of the highly conservative Union Nationale party, he rose to power after exposing the misconduct and patronage of Liberal Premier Louis-Alexandre...
and sat on the body for the rest of his life as a supporter of the Union Nationale. He served as Speaker of the council from 1936 to 1940 and again from 1944 to 1950.