Charles Guillimin

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Charles Guillimin, (1676 – February 27, 1739) was an early Canadian entrepreneur.

Guillimin arrived in New France in the late 1600s, with enough capital to aggressively pursue a number of enterprises including ship building and outfitting of ships and a variety of mercantile endeavours. He was an upright citizen who, in 1712 loaned the king's treasury a large sum of money to avert a financial crisis.

He had numerous close ties within the Canadian business community both through marriage and business connections. His largesse of 1712 brought recognition by his installation as a councillor in the Conseil Supérieur of New France. His huge fortune disappeared later in life when circumstances of many types reduced him to a state of near poverty. His death left his children the task of improving the family’s fortunes.

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