George-Édouard Desbarats
George-Édouard-Amable Desbarats (5 April 1838 – 18 February 1893) was an influential Canadian printer and inventor.
Early life
He was born in Quebec, to Lt.Colonel George-Paschal Desbarats, and his first wife Henriette, daughter of The Hon. Amable Dionne.[1] He was sent to College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts 1846.[1] He studied law at the Université Laval, and was called to the bar of Lower Canada on 2 May 1859.[1][2]
In 1860 he married Lucianne (Lucie-Anne) Bossé, who was the eldest daughter of Joseph-Noël Bossé.[1] They had two daughters and five sons together.[1]
Canadian Illustrated News
From 1869 to 1883 he published the Canadian Illustrated News, using the printing expertise of William Leggo.[1][2][3] In 1869 he became the first official printer of Canada, upon acceptance of the offer by Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald.[1][2]
Daily Graphic
Desbarats and Leggo founded the New York Daily Graphic in 1873, the first daily illustrated paper.[1][3] While it was a pioneering effort, it was not a financial success, and Desbarats returned to Montreal.[4]
Dominion Illustrated
In 1888 George-Édouard went into business with his son William-Amable, and as Desbarats & Son, they published the Dominion Illustrated.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Galarneau, Claude (1990). "DESBARATS, GEORGE-ÉDOUARD". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 12. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- 1 2 3 "George-Édouard Desbarats". Library and Archives of Canada. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- 1 2 Phillipson, Donald J. C. (2008-01-24). "Georges-Édouard Desbarats". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Black, Harry. Canadian Scientists and Inventors: Biographies of People who Shaped Our World, p. 57 (2d ed. 2008)
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