Jean-Baptiste Angrignon

Jean-Baptiste-Arthur Angrignon (March 2, 1875 – 1948) was a Canadian politician and a city councillor in Montreal, Quebec.

Background

The son of Delphis Angrignon and Flavie Dufresne, he was born on March 2, 1875 in St-Placide, Quebec,[1] grew up in the Deux-Montagnes, Basses-Laurentides area and was a merchant.[2] In 1902, he married Marie-Elisabeth Skelly. He came to Montreal in 1915.[1]

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.[3] He oversaw the development of Angrignon Park on land that belonged to the Crawford family.[1]

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:

Angrignon Park (named after him in 1927);[4]
Angrignon Metro station (completed in 1978);[5]
Carrefour Angrignon shopping mall[1] (built in 1986).[6]
Boulevard Angrignon (named in 1993)[2]

Footnotes

"Angrignon n'est pas qu'un carrefour…". Le LaSalle Messager (in French). February 1, 2010.
"Boulevard Angrignon" (in French). Commission toponymie Québec.
"J.-B.-A. Angrignon" (in French). City of Montreal.
"Parc Angrignon". MontrealPlus (in French). Groupe Pages Jaunes.
"Angrignon". Société de transport de Montréal.
"Carrefour Angrignon". The Westcliff Group of Companies. Archived from the original on 2015-05-07.

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External links

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Preceded by The electoral district was established in 1921.	City Councillor, District of Paul 1921-1934	Succeeded by Jules-Arthur Pharand

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[messager-1] "Angrignon n'est pas qu'un carrefour…". Le LaSalle Messager (in French). February 1, 2010.

[toponymie-2] "Boulevard Angrignon" (in French). Commission toponymie Québec.

[3] "J.-B.-A. Angrignon" (in French). City of Montreal.

[4] "Parc Angrignon". MontrealPlus (in French). Groupe Pages Jaunes.

[5] "Angrignon". Société de transport de Montréal.

[6] "Carrefour Angrignon". The Westcliff Group of Companies. Archived from the original on 2015-05-07.