Born in Verchères, Lower Canada, the son of Pierre Rolland and Euphrasine Donay, his family moved to Saint-Hyacinthe in 1828. In 1832, Rolland moved to Montreal where he worked as an apprentice typographer. In 1836, he worked as a journeyman for a Montreal newspaper. He later co-founded the printing firm of Rolland and Thompson and in 1843 decided to open a book shop in Montreal. He also printed and bound books. In 1859, he formed a partnership with his eldest son, Jean-Damien Rolland, and the firm was called J.-B. Rolland et Fils. His other sons would also join the partnership. In 1881, they decided to manufacture their own paper and opened a paper mill called the Rolland Paper Company (now a division of Cascades inc.).
In 1861, he was elected to the Montreal City Council for the East Ward and served until 1867. He was re-elected in 1871 and served until 1875. He was called to the Senate of Canada in 1887 for the senatorial division of Mille Isles on the advice of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. A Conservative, he served barely five months until his death in 1888. His son-in-law was Raymond Préfontaine.
Jean-Baptiste Rolland – Parliament of Canada biography
January 01, 1970
jean, baptiste, rolland, french, cleric, active, zealand, priest, january, 1815, march, 1888, canadian, printer, bookseller, businessman, politician, senator, mille, isles, quebecin, office, 1887, 1888appointed, byjohn, macdonaldpreceded, bylouis, adélard, sen. For the French cleric active in New Zealand see Jean Baptiste Rolland priest Jean Baptiste Rolland 2 January 1815 22 March 1888 was a Canadian printer bookseller businessman and politician The Hon Jean Baptiste RollandSenator for Mille Isles QuebecIn office 1887 1888Appointed byJohn A MacdonaldPreceded byLouis Adelard SenecalSucceeded byCharles Seraphin Rodier JrPersonal detailsBorn 1815 01 02 2 January 1815Vercheres Lower CanadaDied22 March 1888 1888 03 22 aged 73 Montreal QuebecPolitical partyConservativeRelationsRaymond Prefontaine son in law Born in Vercheres Lower Canada the son of Pierre Rolland and Euphrasine Donay his family moved to Saint Hyacinthe in 1828 In 1832 Rolland moved to Montreal where he worked as an apprentice typographer In 1836 he worked as a journeyman for a Montreal newspaper He later co founded the printing firm of Rolland and Thompson and in 1843 decided to open a book shop in Montreal He also printed and bound books In 1859 he formed a partnership with his eldest son Jean Damien Rolland and the firm was called J B Rolland et Fils His other sons would also join the partnership In 1881 they decided to manufacture their own paper and opened a paper mill called the Rolland Paper Company now a division of Cascades inc In 1861 he was elected to the Montreal City Council for the East Ward and served until 1867 He was re elected in 1871 and served until 1875 He was called to the Senate of Canada in 1887 for the senatorial division of Mille Isles on the advice of Prime Minister John A Macdonald A Conservative he served barely five months until his death in 1888 His son in law was Raymond Prefontaine References edit Jean Baptiste Rolland Dictionary of Canadian Biography online ed University of Toronto Press 1979 2016 Jean Baptiste Rolland Parliament of Canada biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jean Baptiste Rolland amp oldid 1125548656, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
