Joseph-Xavier Perrault
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Joseph-Xavier Perrault was a Quebec
educator and political figure.
in 1836, the grandson of Joseph-François Perrault
. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
, then the University of Durham
and Royal Agricultural College
in England
and the École de Grignon in France
. He attempted to set up agricultural schools on his return to Quebec in 1857, but did not secure enough students. He also served as secretary for the Bureau of Agriculture and the Board of Agriculture of Lower Canada
and served as editor for the Journal de l’agriculture et des travaux de la Chambre d’agriculture du Bas-Canada, an agricultural journal produced by the board. In 1863, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
for Richelieu
. Perrault opposed Confederation
. He was a member of the Association Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montréal and served as its president. In 1885, he helped establish the Chambre de Commerce du District de Montréal, a Chamber of Commerce for Montreal
. He represented both the Chambre and the federal government at international exhibitions. Perrault was named a chevalier in the French Legion of Honour
.
He died at Montreal in 1905 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
there.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
educator and political figure.
Biography
He was born in Quebec CityQuebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
in 1836, the grandson of Joseph-François Perrault
Joseph-François Perrault
Joseph-François Perrault was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Quebec City in 1753, the son of fur trader Louis Perrault and grandson of François Perrault, and was brought to Trois-Rivières during the British attack on the town...
. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
Petit Séminaire de Québec
Le Petit Séminaire de Québec is a private French-language Roman Catholic secondary school in the Vieux-Québec area of Quebec City which was originally part of the Séminaire de Québec...
, then the University of Durham
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
and Royal Agricultural College
Royal Agricultural College
The Royal Agricultural College is a higher education institution located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK. Established in 1845, it was the first agricultural college in the English speaking world...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and the École de Grignon in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He attempted to set up agricultural schools on his return to Quebec in 1857, but did not secure enough students. He also served as secretary for the Bureau of Agriculture and the Board of Agriculture of 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...
and served as editor for the Journal de l’agriculture et des travaux de la Chambre d’agriculture du Bas-Canada, an agricultural journal produced by the board. In 1863, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
for Richelieu
Richelieu (electoral district)
Richelieu was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 and was amalgamated into the Richelieu—Verchères electoral district in 1933.In 1968, a new electoral district...
. Perrault opposed Confederation
Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...
. He was a member of the Association Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montréal and served as its president. In 1885, he helped establish the Chambre de Commerce du District de Montréal, a Chamber of Commerce for 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...
. He represented both the Chambre and the federal government at international exhibitions. Perrault was named a chevalier in the French Legion of Honour
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
.
He died at Montreal in 1905 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Founded in 1854, Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is a 343-acre cemetery located in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The entrance and the grounds run along a part of chemin Côte-des-Neiges and up the slopes of Mount Royal...
there.