Jean-Damien Rolland
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Jean-Damien Rolland was a Canadian
manufacturer, municipal politician, and legislative councillor of Quebec
.
Born in Montreal
, Lower Canada
, the eldest son of Jean-Baptiste Rolland
and Esther Boin, Rolland started working as a clerk in 1857 in his father's book and paper business. In 1859, he formed a partnership with his father called J.-B. Rolland & Fils. He would eventually become president of the Rolland Paper Company.
From 1872 to 1876, he was a member of the town council of Hochelaga
. From 1876 to 1879, he was the mayor. After the annexation of Hochelaga to Montreal in 1882, he became a member of the Montreal City Council
serving until 1892. In 1896, he was called to the Legislative Council of Quebec for the division of Salaberry. He served until his death in 1912.
In 1907 he was elected President of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association.
He died in Montreal in 1912 and is buried in the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery.
Canada
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manufacturer, municipal politician, and legislative councillor of Quebec
Legislative Council of Quebec
From 1867 until 1968, the Legislative Council of Quebec was the unelected upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Canadian province of Quebec...
.
Born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
, the eldest son of Jean-Baptiste Rolland
Jean-Baptiste Rolland
Jean-Baptiste Rolland was a Canadian printer, bookseller, businessman, and politician.Born in Verchères, Lower Canada, the son of Pierre Roland and Euphrasine Donay, his family moved to Saint-Hyacinthe in 1828. In 1832, Rolland moved to Montreal where he worked as an apprentice typographer...
and Esther Boin, Rolland started working as a clerk in 1857 in his father's book and paper business. In 1859, he formed a partnership with his father called J.-B. Rolland & Fils. He would eventually become president of the Rolland Paper Company.
From 1872 to 1876, he was a member of the town council of Hochelaga
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is a district of Montreal, Quebec, situated on the eastern half of the island, generally to the south and south-west of the city's Olympic Stadium. A part of the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, its borders are roughly rue Moreau to the west, rue Sherbrooke to the...
. From 1876 to 1879, he was the mayor. After the annexation of Hochelaga to Montreal in 1882, he became a member of the Montreal City Council
Montreal City Council
The Montreal City Council is the governing body of Montreal, Quebec. The head of the city government in Montreal is the mayor, who is first among equals in the City Council. The mayor is Gérald Tremblay, who is a member of the Union des citoyens et des citoyennes de l'Île de Montréal...
serving until 1892. In 1896, he was called to the Legislative Council of Quebec for the division of Salaberry. He served until his death in 1912.
In 1907 he was elected President of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association.
He died in Montreal in 1912 and is buried in the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery.