11 Facts About Joseph Bourret

Joseph Bourret was a 19th-century Canadian lawyer, banker and politician.

Joseph Bourret practiced law at his uncle's office for ten years.

Joseph Bourret was appointed to the city council by the colonial government in 1840.

Joseph Bourret was elected councilor for the Centre Quarter in 1842 and the Quartier St Antoine from 1846 until 1852.

Joseph Bourret served on the legislative council of Canada from 1848 until his death in 1859.

Joseph Bourret was supported by Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine because as a moderate, he was acceptable to the rich Anglo-Saxons who formed the majority of the Montreal electorate.

Joseph Bourret was a co-founder of one of French Canada's earliest financial institutions, Banque d'Epargne de la Cite et du District de Montreal.

Therefore, Joseph Bourret bestowed the Saint Anne Market Building to the Parliament of the Canadas.

Joseph Bourret was instrumental in the construction of the Bonsecours Market and the aqueducts into Montreal.

Joseph Bourret married Emelie Pelletier, daughter of Toussaint Pelletier and Elisabeth Lacoste, in 1834.

Joseph Bourret died while working on 5 March 1859 at the age of 56.