RARE 1919 Christmas Card JOSEPH VERSAILLES Montreal Quebec Canada VIDRICAIRE QC

Description

JOSEPH VERSAILLES CHRISTMAS CARD
FREE SHIPPING with delivery confirmation on all domestic purchases!
Rare 1919 Christmas card from Joseph Versailles, former Mayor of Montreal East.
We ship worldwide! Please see all pictures and visit
our eBay store and other eBay auctions!
Joseph Versailles
Joseph Versailles
(
Montreal
,
28
March
1881
-
1931
) is an
entrepreneur
Quebec
and former mayor of
Montreal East
.
Biography
[
edit
|
edit the code
]
Joseph Versailles is the
7th
generation descendant of Antoine Gabriel Martin, a native of the parish of La Sarte-Mace diocese of Le Mans, who arrived in
New France
in 1722. Gabriel Antoine Martin was a soldier of M. de Repentigny regiment which will become Lord of Repentigny.
The nickname "said Versailles" comes from his "baptism" regiment.
He took the habit of signing Martin says Versailles and the nickname eventually eclipsed the original name.
Joseph Versailles IV was born in 1881. He was the son of Joseph III Versailles, roofer by trade, and Julie Monarch married in 1880. The family home was located in the neighborhood Dézery street
Hochelaga
in Montreal, in the parish of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
According to the description given by the abbot Ovila Fournier in his book dedicated to Joseph Versailles, published in 1974, "Hochelaga was then a village of manual workers employésd especially at the foot of Sainte-Marie current, the biggest obstacle to river navigation "that prevented large ships from Quebec to go further upstream on the
St. Lawrence River
.
He attended primary school St. Joseph, also located Dézery street.
His parents enrolled in 1892 at the
Assumption College
.
However, his father died the following year strength returning to Montreal.
His mother enrolled in 1893 at the
Collège Sainte-Marie
,
Bleury Street
in
Montreal
, run by the
Jesuits
.
The family lacks resources and is quickly unable to pay further education.
The Jesuits agree to finance the studies of the young Joseph, who is very talented.
Joseph will get 19 years his
BA
but can not attend university due to lack of means.
There still continue evening classes in law for two years.
Ainé a poor family, Joseph Versailles must quickly meet the family's needs.
It was first owned by the age of 20 years a hardware store in the city of
Hochelaga
(now merged with
Montreal
) at the intersection of Ontario Street and Aylwin.
To understand the rest of his career, it is useful to explore the society of his time.
In 1901, Montreal's population is 266 000 inhabitants and is expected to grow very rapidly.
It will reach 625,000 people in 1925. Francophones are in the majority, but the country as a whole is headed by anglophones in Quebec minority but a large majority in Canada.
Les Uns et les Autres maintain separate networks of social institutions, educational and religious.
Like many young people of his time, Joseph Versailles militate for a resumption of hand levers of economic power by Francophones.
It will be active in study circles and groups around which organizes the social life of Francophone and itself contribute to creating new, as we shall see.
It is also during these activities and more specifically of the meetings held at the banker
J.
Prendergast Alfred
Joseph met his future wife, Mary Prendergast, daughter of the banker.
Alfred Prendergast was the general manager of the Bank of Hochelaga, which merged in 1925 with the National Bank, to become the Canadian National Bank ... which will return a few decades later the
National Bank
we know today.
Himself of Irish descent, Alfred Prendergast was sympathetic to the cause of
French Canadians
.
Joseph ties the knot with Marie Prendergast in 1904. The couple had 11 children, five of whom died in the year of their birth.
He then created one of the first brokerage firms in Quebec led by French Canadians (that is now simply called Quebecers), the firm Versailles, and Vidricaire Boulais.
He was a visionary and a man of great stature.
In
1908
he sold his hardware store and bought a lot of land in the east of the island of Montreal and presided over the founding of the city of
Montreal East
in 1910 and was its mayor until his death in 1931.
The following text from an advertising brochure of the time, demonstrating its dynamism:
"Mr. Joseph Versailles does not report to the public with many years of experience in real estate, but its beginning was a real coup, because in less than a year, found the powerful Montreal East real estate company, acquire huge cropland, subdivide, plot street, build sidewalks, create a city government and get a charter giving Montreal East the rights of citizenship and the rights and privileges equal to those of Maisonneuve and Westmount, is not it a tour de force?
In addition, to promote the development of eastern Montreal, in general, and Montreal East in particular, Mr. Joseph Versailles received a government charter to build this immense boulevard 600 feet wide and 12-mile length, which soon will connect the tip of the Island of Montreal at the Metropolis in Montreal East through.
"
However, Joseph Versailles soon realized that the geographical location of Montreal gave him an advantage comparable to that of
New York
.
Montreal, indeed, was until 1959 the seaport accessible by ocean vessels located as the heart of the North American continent.
The ships can not go further because of the Lachine Rapids.
Thus, it is in Montreal that ocean vessels must transship their cargo onto smaller ships or train cars, and that all goods arriving from the west are loaded onto ships to leave Europe and other continents.
Joseph Versailles then understand that the Port of Montreal, which was then located more to the west, would inevitably extend to Montreal East and the new city was an ideal site for large industrial companies who were experiencing significant growth phase.
From the
First World War
especially, he decided to realign the vocation of Montreal East.
He began a tour of major industrial enterprises of the time to convince them to settle in Montreal-East.
In the end, petrochemical companies take up residence there in large numbers.
Because of the number and importance of the refinery that was it, Montreal was one of the main petrochemical centers in Canada for over half a century.
Meanwhile, Joseph Versailles has devoted much energy the prosperity of its brokerage firm in Montreal,
Quebec
,
Ottawa
and
Boston
.
He built the building in 1912 Versailles, at 60,
rue Saint-Jacques
, in the heart of the financial district of Montreal at the time, which played host to the
Montreal Real Estate Exchange.
He was always a great defender of the place of Francophones in the business and finance.
Joseph Versailles was also very involved in his community.
He has been in 1903 the founding President of the Catholic Association of French-Canadian youth (CGAC).
He was also a member, among others, the
Montreal Press Club, St.
Lawrence Hunt Club, Canadian Club setting,
and
Dorval Jockey Club,
of which he was director.
In November 2011 Lakefield Street is renowned Boulevard Joseph-Versailles at the opening of its extension between rue Sherbrooke and Hochelaga.
_______________________________________________________________
Why Buy From Chestnut Hill Books?
Chestnut Hill Books has a perfect 100% feedback rating dating over 13 years and spanning 18,000+ transactions, with customers in all 50 states and over 85 countries on 6 continents. Our detailed seller ratings (item as described, communication, shipping time and shipping and handling charges) are among the best on eBay. All domestic purchases come with free shipping and complimentary delivery confirmation, trackable through
the United States Post Office.
Our items have low starting prices well below their actual value, and reserve prices are rarely employed. Thank you for looking at our items - please browse our other auctions this week!
Payment:
Payment is due within 7 days of the auction's end date. Contact us
for special payment requests/options. If payment cannot be produced within the 7 day period, please send a message immediately indicating when payment should be expected, otherwise an unpaid item dispute will be filed with eBay.
Where Do We Ship?
Chestnut Hill Books ships to every country in the world at reasonable rates as suggested by the United States Postal Service.
Please contact us for a specific international shipping quote before bidding should you have any questions.
Shipping Terms:
Our auctions end on Sunday evenings; if payment is made immediately, your item will usually be mailed within 24 hours of payment receipt.
All items are securely packed to ensure safe shipping. Postcards are mailed between sturdy cardboard. All domestic shipments come with complimentary delivery confirmation, trackable through
the USPS
. Auction winners will receive an e-mail from PayPal with tracking information and related links; please refer to this e-mail before contacting us with questions on the status of your package, as we will have as much delivery information as you. Zero profit is made on international shipping & handling charges; domestic shipping is free.
Return Policy:
We strive to describe each item completely and accurately. However, if you feel an item was not described correctly, the item can be returned at our expense within 30 days of receipt for a refund of your original payment. It is requested that you contact us immediately
should you have any question about the condition or representation of your item.
Who Are We?
Chestnut Hill Books is a family-owned antiques business based out of the SouthCoast, Massachusetts. We collect historical items related to New Bedford, Massachusetts and the surrounding area (Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Westport etc), Boston College (tickets, programs, pennants, postcards, scrapbooks, pinbacks, sports & non-sports etc), Massachusetts political buttons & memorabilia and Mount Monadnock in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Please contact us if you have any collectibles in those categories.
Other:
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any other questions/comments. We normally respond to all inquiries in a timely manner. Don't forget to check our weekly auctions, with new items posted on most Sunday evenings. Also, please do not forget to leave positive feedback upon item receipt! Thank you for looking at our auctions!
_______________________________________________________________