Dorimène Roy Desjardins | |
Birth Date: | 1858 9, df=y |
Birth Place: | Sorel, Province of Canada, British Empire |
Death Place: | Lévis, Quebec, Canada |
Occupation: | founder Desjardins Group |
Spouse: | Alphonse Desjardins |
Marie-Clara Dorimène Roy Desjardins (September 17, 1858 – June 14, 1932) and her husband Alphonse Desjardins were co-founders of the Caisses populaires Desjardins (today Desjardins Group), a forerunner of North American credit unions. She was appointed honorary member of the Union régionale des caisses populaires Desjardins de Québec in 1923.[1]