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Viger was born in Montreal, the son of Jacques Viger who represented Kent in the 2nd Parliament of Lower Canada, and studied at the Sulpician college of Montreal. On November 17, 1808, he married Marie Marguerite La Corne, daughter of Luc de la Corne, and widow of Major the Hon. John Lennox. They had three children, all of whom died in infancy.
1833, 1834, 1835 N/A N/A 2 Peter McGill (1789–1860) [3] 1840 – 1842 1840 3 ... Mayor of Montreal; List of leaders of the Official Opposition (Montreal)
On June 5, 1833 city council chose Jacques Viger as the first mayor of Montreal. The same day that Jacques Viger was elected mayor of Montreal, city council adopted a series of administrative by-laws, as well as ordinances to improve cleanliness in city districts. Andrew Steven Fox was appointed as the mayor's medical advisor.
1833 – Jacques Viger becomes the first mayor, elected by city councillors. 1833 – Coat of arms of Montreal adopted. 1833 – February 6 – General fast to pray for the end of the cholera epidemic. 1833 – August 18 – First Trans-Atlantic steamship SS Royal William steams from Pictou, Nova Scotia.
James McShane (7 November 1833 – 14 December 1918) was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was mayor of Montreal , a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec , and a member of the House of Commons of Canada .
The first coat of arms of Montreal was designed by Jacques Viger, the first mayor of Montreal, and adopted in 1833 by the city councillors. [1] Modifications were made some one hundred five years later and adopted on 21 March 1938, and again on 13 September 2017, resulting in the version currently in use.
1986 Montreal municipal election: Mayor of Montreal; Party Candidate Votes % Montreal Citizens' Movement: Jean Doré: 230,025 67.70 Civic Party of Montreal: Claude Dupras: 99,739 29.35 ADMM Kenneth Cheung 4,108 1.21 Independent Marie-Claire Desroches 2,282 0.67 Independent Gilles Côté 1,676 0.49 Independent Philip Moscovitch 1,235 0.36 ...
1966 Montreal municipal election: Mayor of Montreal; Candidate Votes % (x)Jean Drapeau: 117,450 94.37 Gilbert Croteau 4,926 3.96 Louise Parent 2,086 1.68 Total valid votes 124,462 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.