Jean-Baptiste-Arthur Angrignon (March 2, 1875 – 1948) was a Canadian politician and a city councillor in Montreal, Quebec.
Background edit
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 edit
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 edit
Angrignon died in Montreal in 1948.
Honors edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c d "Angrignon n'est pas qu'un carrefour…". Le LaSalle Messager (in French). February 1, 2010.
- ^ a b "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.