Old Montreal in Montréal, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)

Place Victor-Morin

Victor Morin (1865-1960)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 21, 2024

1. Place Victor-Morin Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

[Français] Notaire et historien. Président de la Société historique de Montréal, il est aussi l'auteur des « Procédures des assemblées délibérante » ou « Code Morin », recueil de procédures assurant la tenue d'assemblées démocratiques et ordonnées.

[English] Notary and historian. President of the Historical Society of Montreal, he is also the author of “Procedures of Deliberative Assemblies” or “Morin Code,” a collection of procedures ensuring the conduct of democratic and orderly assemblies.

Erected by Ville-Marie, Montreal.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 45° 30.64′ N, 73° 33.268′ W. Marker is in Montréal, Québec. It is in Old Montreal. It is at the intersection of Rue Saint-Antoine Est and Rue Guy-Frégault, on the right when traveling north on Rue Saint-Antoine Est. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 338 Rue Saint-Antoine Est, Montréal QC H2Y 1A3, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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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 are within walking distance of this marker: École Vétérinaire Française de Montréal (a few steps from this marker); Immeuble de l'association des débardeurs / Building of the Longshoremen Association (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Square Viger (about 150 meters away); Joseph Papineau (about 180 meters away); Le jardin de Lyon (about 210 meters away); Place J.-Ernest-Laforce (about 210 meters away); Cartier Residences (about 210 meters away); Place Vauquelin (about 240 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montréal.

Also see . . . Victor Morin (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East, Morin studied at the Université Laval de Montréal. In 1890, he started working as a notary in his uncle's firm Papineau & Marin. He would practice his profession for the next 72 years. In 1910, he was elected to the Montreal City Council
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 21, 2024

2. Place Victor-Morin Marker
Looking south along Rue Saint-Antoine Est.
for the Centre (Vieux-Montréal) district. From 1915 to 1924, he was president of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, he served as its president from 1938 to 1939. He is the author of the Code Morin, a book of rules for conducting deliberative assemblies, used in Quebec and Acadia. Morin's rules are inspired by Robert's Rules of Order.

(Submitted on May 17, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.