Laurentian Bank of Canada
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The Laurentian Bank of Canada is a Schedule 1 bank that operates primarily in the province of Quebec, with commercial and business banking offices located in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and No
Headquarters at E-Commerce Place in Montreal
The mayor of Montreal addresses a crowd during a run at the Montreal City and District Savings Bank, 1872
A Laurentian Bank branch in Longueuil
Ignace Bourget
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Ignace Bourget was a Canadian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montreal from 1840 to 1876.
Laurentian Bank of Canada
…began in 1846 with the founding of the Banque d'Épargne de la Cité et du District de Montréal, or Montreal City and District Savings Bank, by Bishop Ignace Bourget and a group of 15 prominent individuals from Montreal, Quebec. The bank's 60 honorary directors included Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, Louis-Joseph…
Bourget in 1882
Ignace Bourget, circa 1840
Statue of Ignace Bourget sculpted by Louis-Philippe Hébert, located outside Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral
Ignace Bourget, circa 1862