International District in Montréal, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)

Joseph Xavier Perrault

1838-1905

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 20, 2024

1. Joseph Xavier Perrault Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

[Français] Fondateur de la Chambre de Commerce de Montréal
Projet commandite par:
ALCAN Canada Ltée

[English] Founder of the Montreal Chamber of Commerce
Project sponsored by:
ALCAN Canada Ltd

Erected by ALCAN Canada Ltée.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 45° 30.064′ N, 73° 33.687′ W. Marker is in Montréal, Québec. It is in the International District. It is on Rue du Square-Victoria just east of Rue Saint-Antoine Ouest, on the right when traveling east. The marker and sculpture are located on the south side of Victoria Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 Rue du Square-Victoria, Montréal QC H3C 0B4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Édifice Wilson Chambers / Wilson Chambers (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Début de l'enseignement vétérinaire au Québec / Start of Veterinary Education in Québec (about 180 meters away); First Young Men's Christian Association on the American Continent (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); William Molson (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); La première réunion du Rotary Club de Montréal / The first meeting of the Rotary Club of Montreal (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); La Basilique Saint-Patrick / Saint Patrick's Basilica (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Olympic Symbol (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Caserne 1 (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montréal.

Also see . . .
1. Joseph-Xavier Perrault (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: A Quebec educator and political figure. He was born in Quebec City 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
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 20, 2024

2. Joseph Xavier Perrault Sculpture
return to the Province of Canada 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. In 1885, he helped establish the Chambre de Commerce du District de Montréal, a Chamber of Commerce for Montreal, Quebec. He represented both the Chambre and the federal government at international exhibitions. Perrault was named a chevalier in the French Legion of Honour.

(Submitted on May 3, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Joseph-Xavier Perrault (Montréal Public Art).

Excerpt: The monument is composed of a concrete base and a polished-black granite pedestal that is split in two vertically through the centre. Inserted into the top of the pedestal is a cast-aluminum bust of Joseph-Xavier Perrault. In addition to paying tribute to Perrault, the monument underlines the
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 20, 2024

3. Joseph Xavier Perrault Marker & Sculpture
Looking south from Rue du Square-Victoria. Place Victoria is in the background.
efforts of those who worked to make business blossom in Montréal in the late nineteenth century.
Sculptor and modeler Jules Lasalle lives and works in Montréal, where he directs the studio Attitudes Enr. He has produced a number of other works of public art in Montréal.

(Submitted on May 4, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 3, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.