Raoul Jarry

Raoul Jarry was a Canadian politician and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec.

1 Background
2 City Councillor
3 Death
4 Honors
5 Footnotes
6 External links

Background

He was born in 1885.

City Councillor

In 1921, he was elected to the City Council of Montreal for the district of Villeray. He was re-elected in 1924, 1926 and 1928. From 1924 until his death, Jarry was a Member of Montreal's Executive Committee. He played a role in the development of Jarry Park in 1925.^[1]

Death

Jarry died in office in Montreal on January 23, 1930.

Honors

Jarry Park was named to honor Raoul Jarry.^[2] Jarry Street and the Jarry Metro station though were rather named after Honoré-Bernard Bleignier Jarry.

Footnotes

^ Parc Jarry, Le répertoire des parcs, Ville de Montréal
^ In 1985, the park was re-named to honor Pope John Paul II, but by 1987 it was called Jarry again.

External links

City of Montreal

Political offices
Preceded by The electoral district was established in 1921.	City Councillor, District of Villeray 1921-1930	Succeeded by Bruno Charbonneau

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Name	Jarry, Raoul
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Date of birth	1885
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Date of death	1930
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