Maurice Perrault

Maurice Perrault (12 June 1857 – 11 February 1909) was a Canadian architect, civil engineer, and politician.

Maurice Perrault
Maurice Perrault
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Chambly
In office
1900–1909
Preceded byAntoine Rocheleau
Succeeded byEugène Merrill Lesieur Desaulniers
15th Mayor of Longueuil
In office
1898–1902
Preceded byMichel Viger
Succeeded byVictor Pigeon
Personal details
Born(1857-06-12)12 June 1857
Montreal, Canada East
Died11 February 1909(1909-02-11) (aged 51)
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
Alma materPetit Séminaire de Montréal
OccupationArchitect at Perrault et Mesnard

Born in Montreal, Canada East, the son of Henri-Maurice Perrault, a surveyor and architect, and Marie-Louise-Octavie Masson, Perrault studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal from 1867 to 1875. He studied surveying and architecture from 1875 to 1879. In 1880, he went to work for his father which was called Perrault et Mesnard where he practiced architecture. He designed Laval University, St. Denis Street, 1893–94.[1]

From 1898 to 1902, he was mayor of Longueuil, Quebec. He was elected by acclamation to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Chambly in the 1900 election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1904 and 1908 election. He died in office in 1909 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

References

  • "Maurice Perrault". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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