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Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator)

Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian journalist and businessman, co-founded Desjardins Group (died 1920)

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Born
November 5, 1854
Died
October 31, 1920
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1854

About Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator)

Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins, born in Levis, Canada East was the co-founder of the Caisses Populaires Desjardins, 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. Alphonse and Dorimène Desjardins' home, where the first caisse populaire was launched, is now a center dedicated to his memory and has been visited by over 178,000 people from 115 countries since its opening in 1982. On December 6, 1900, Desjardins and his wife, Dorimène Roy Desjardins, co-founded the first Caisse d'épargne Desjardins in Lévis and opened for business the following month. From 1900 to 1906, Desjardins founded just three other caisses populaires: Lauzon (1902), Hull (1903), and Saint-Malo, Québec (1905). During the 1907-1914 period, Desjardins personally founded 146 caisses.

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Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator) timeline

  1. On December 6, 1900, Desjardins and his wife, Dorimène Roy Desjardins, co-founded the first Caisse d'épargne Desjardins in Lévis and opened for business the following month.
  2. From 1900 to 1906, Desjardins founded just three other caisses populaires: Lauzon (1902), Hull (1903), and Saint-Malo, Québec (1905).
  3. During the 1907-1914 period, Desjardins personally founded 146 caisses.
  4. Alphonse and Dorimène Desjardins' home, where the first caisse populaire was launched, is now a center dedicated to his memory and has been visited by over 178,000 people from 115 countries since its opening in 1982.

The world when Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator) was born

Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator) was born in 1854. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1854

  • Best-selling bookWalden by Henry David Thoreau

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineKansas-Nebraska Act reignites slavery debate
  • Technology milestoneOtis elevator demonstrated at New York Crystal Palace
  • World population~1.34B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin Pierce
  • U.S. population25.7M

1854 versus 2026

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Measure18542026
Population25.7M341 million

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