Honoré Beaugrand
Mayor Honoré Beaugrand | |
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| 18th Mayor of Montreal | |
| In office 1885–1887 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Louis Beaudry |
| Succeeded by | John Abbott |
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| Born | 24 March 1848 Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie, Canada East |
| Died | 7 October 1906 (aged 58) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Profession | Author, journalist, publisher, soldier |
Honoré Beaugrand (24 March 1848 – 7 October 1906)French Canadian journalist, politician, author and folklorist, born in Berthier County, Quebec.[3]
As a young graduate from military school Beaugrand joined the French military forces under General Bazaine in
St. Louis, Boston, Chicago, and Lowell and Fall River, Massachusetts
.
In 1878, he returned to Canada and founded the newspaper Légion d'honneur.
He became a
freemason
in 1873 and took part in the foundation of Montreal Émancipation lodge in 1897.
He was elected
Montreal metro are named in his honour. He is most famous in Quebec for writing down the legend of the "Chasse-galerie", published in 1891 in La chasse galerie: légendes canadiennes, which also included "Le loup-garou," "La bête à grand'queue," "Macloune," and "Le père Louison." He also published English-language version of "Le loup-garou" ("The Werwolves") in a 1898 edition of The Century, under the name Henry Beaugrand.[4][5]
Publications
- Anita
- Jeanne la fileuse
- Contes Canadiens
- La Chasse-galerie et autres récits
Gallery
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La chasse galerie, Illustration from Henri Julien Quebec museum -
As mayor of Montreal -
Last wishes of Honoré Beaugrand
References
- ^ "Biography – BEAUGRAND, HONORÉ (baptized Marie-Louis-Honoré) – Volume XIII (1901-1910) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Beaugrand, Honoré (P675) - DIGITIZED DOCUMENTS | Fonds | Musée McCord Museum". collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Francois Ricard. "Beaugrand, Honoré". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- S2CID 192215730.
- ^ Gallant, Soraya (4 April 2018). "Honoré Beaugrand publishes "The Werwolves"". editions.covecollective.org. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Honoré Beaugrand.
- Extensive dossier on Beaugrand at L'Encyclopédie de l'Agora (in French)
- Works by Honoré Beaugrand at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Honoré Beaugrand at the Internet Archive
- Works by Honoré Beaugrand at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Ancestry of Honoré Beaugrand (in French)
