Pierre Menard was a fur trader and US political figure.
13 Facts About Pierre Menard
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Pierre Menard was born at St Antoine-sur-Richelieu, near Montreal, Canada, third in a family of ten children.
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Pierre Menard's father was Jean Baptiste Menard, a French soldier in the regiment of Guyenne.
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Resident in the Illinois Country by the end of the 18th century, Menard became a successful businessman.
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Pierre Menard served in the legislature of the Indiana Territory, and then presided over the Illinois Territory Council.
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Pierre Menard was elected the first Lieutenant Governor of the State of Illinois in 1818.
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Pierre Menard was granted a St Clair County commercial license in 1793 at the age of thirty, while already a respected entrepreneur.
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In 1792 Pierre Menard married Therese Godin, who died in 1804 leaving four children.
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Pierre Menard left office in 1822 and returned to private life.
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In March 1810, along with fur trader Andrew Henry, Pierre Menard led thirty-three men to the headwaters of the Missouri where they established a post.
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Pierre Menard died in 1844 and was buried at Fort Kaskaskia, near his house.
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Pierre Menard was, until 2020, commemorated by a statue on the Illinois Statehouse grounds.
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Pierre Menard's statue was the first installed, and is one of only three honoring previous state executives.