Name Jean-Baptiste Angrignon Role Politician | Died 1948, Montreal, Canada | |
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Jean-Baptiste-Arthur Angrignon (March 2, 1875 – 1948) was a Canadian politician and a city councillor in Montreal, Quebec.
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Background
The son of Delphis Angrignon and Flavie Dufresne, he was born on March 2, 1875 in St-Placide, Quebec, grew up in the Deux-Montagnes, Basses-Laurentides area and was a merchant. In 1902, he married Marie-Elisabeth Skelly. He came to Montreal in 1915.
City Councillor
In 1921, he was elected to the City Council of Montreal for the district of Saint-Paul. He was re-elected in 1924, 1926, 1928, 1930 and 1932. From 1930 to 1932, Angrignon was a Member of Montreal Executive Committee from 1928 to 1930. He oversaw the development of Angrignon Park on land that belonged to the Crawford family.
He did not run for re-election in 1934.
Retirement
Angrignon died in Montreal in 1948.
Honors
The following Montreal landmarks were named to honor Jean-Baptiste Angrignon: