Banque d'Hochelaga was a Canadian bank based in Montreal, Quebec. It was active from 1874 until 1924, when it merged with the Banque Nationale to form Banque Canadienne Nationale.
 Banque d'Hochelaga, Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, circa 1910. | |
| Industry | Bank |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1874 |
| Fate | Merged into Banque Canadienne Nationale in 1924 |
| Headquarters | |
History
editIn 1874, several Montreal French-Canadian businessmen founded Banque d'Hochelaga, including François-Xavier Saint-Charles, Louis-Amable Jetté, Frédéric-Liguori Béique and Louis Tourville.[1][2]
The bank opened branches in Montréal, Sherbrooke and St-Jérôme.[3]
Like the other Canadian chartered banks, it issued its own paper money.[4] In 1934, the Bank of Canada was established as Canada's central bank through the Bank of Canada Act, and the commercial banks lost the right to issue their own currency.
After modest beginnings, the bank expanded substantially around 1900. At the end of World War I, Banque Nationale (based in Quebec City), Provincial Bank of Canada (Banque Provinciale) and Banque d'Hochelaga all competed to serve the French-speaking Quebec market.
In 1924 an unarmoured bank vehicle carrying silver was robbed and a bank employee killed.[5]
After financial reverses during a recession hurt the Banque Nationale at the beginning of the 1920s, it agreed to merge with Banque d'Hochelaga to form Banque Canadienne Nationale, with assistance provided by the Quebec provincial government. The merger was completed in 1924.[6] The headquarters of the merged bank was in Montreal. The Provincial Bank chose not to participate in the merger.
Presidents of Banque d'Hochelaga
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- 1874-1878: Louis Tourville
- 1878-1900: François-Xavier Saint-Charles
- 1900-1912: Jean-Damien Rolland
- 1912-1925: Janvier-A.Vaillancourt
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Springer Science & Business Media; 1966. ISBN 978-0-8020-3998-9. p. 918–.
- ^ Montreal: The History of a North American City. MQUP; 6 April 2018. ISBN 978-0-7735-5269-2. p. 503–.
- ^ Stelter, Gilbert A.; Alan F. J. Artibise (1982). Shaping the urban landscape: aspects of the Canadian city-building process. Ottawa: Carleton University Press Inc. p. 79. ISBN 0-88629-002-3. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ Heritage Signature Auction. Central States Numismatic Society Convention. April 27-28, 2006. Columbus, Ohio. Ivy Press. March 2006. p. 225. ISBN 9781599670416. Retrieved December 27, 2011. Photograph of a proof of a Banque d'Hochelaga banknote.
- ^ Alain Messier. Georges Farah Lajoie: Le détective venu d'Orient. 14 August 2014. ISBN 978-2-7659-0170-9. p. 145–.
- ^ Pierre Harvey. Histoire des Hautes études commerciales de Montréal, Tome II - 1926-1970. Québec Amerique; 2002. ISBN 978-2-7644-1524-5. p. 99–.
- Mémoire du Québec
- Banque d'Hochelaga, photograph of building
- Banque d'Hochelaga in 1915
- Sawyer, Deborah C. "National Bank of Canada". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved December 27, 2011.