Jacques Grenier Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Mayor
Jacques Grenier
Order:20th Mayor of Montreal
Term Start:1889
Term End:1891
Constituency:Saint-Jacques
Predecessor:John Abbott
Successor:James McShane
Birth Date:20 January 1823
Birth Place:Berthier-en-Haut, Lower Canada
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Profession:businessman

Jacques Grenier (20 January 1823  - 5 March 1909) was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was mayor of Montreal.

Background

He was born in Berthierville.

Provincial

He was the Liberal candidate to the provincial legislature in the district of Montréal-Est in 1878, but lost against Louis-Olivier Taillon.

City Councillor

Grenier was a City Councillor in Montreal from 1857 to 1860, from 1861 to 1865, from 1872 to 1873 and from 1874 to 1889. He resigned in 1889 to run for Mayor.

Mayor of Montreal

He was elected Mayor of Montreal in 1889, was re-elected in 1890, but was defeated in 1891.

After his death in 1909, he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société. Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery. Montreal. fr.