Jean-Baptiste Angrignon

Jean-Baptiste-Arthur Angrignon (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist ɑ̃ɡʁiɲɔ̃]; March 2, 1875 – 1948) was a Canadian politician and a city councillor in Montreal, Quebec.

Jean-Baptiste Angrignon

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]