Alphonse Desjardins
Canadian businessman
Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins (French pronunciation: [ɡabʁijɛl alfɔ̃s deʒaʁdɛ̃]; November 5, 1854 – October 31, 1920), born in Levis, Canada East was the co-founder of the Caisses Populaires Desjardins (today Desjardins Group), a forerunner of North American credit unions and community banks. For his contribution to the advancement of agriculture in the province of Quebec, he was posthumously inducted to the Agricultural Hall of Fame of Quebec in 1994.2
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Born Nov 5, 1854, died Oct 31, 1920.1
Companies
- Desjardins GroupFounder13
Early life and education
- Date not recordedCollège de Lévis3
Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins was a journalist at L'écho and Le Canadien until 1879. He was publisher of Débats de la législature du Québec from 1879 to 1890, and French-language parliamentary stenographer at the House of Commons of Canada from 1892 to 1917.
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Career
Occupation: civil servant, stenographer, journalist, military personnel.5
- Date not recordedFounded Desjardins Group4
Known for: Desjardins Group.6
Personal life
Awards
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