Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator)

Canadian businessman

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1854

Place of Birth: Lévis, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 31-Oct-1920

Profession: military personnel, civil servant, journalist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

For the 19th-century former mayor of Montreal, see Alphonse Desjardins (politician)Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins (November 5, 1854 – October 31, 1920), born in Lévis, Quebec, was the co-founder of the Caisses Populaires Desjardins (today Desjardins Group), a forerunner of North American credit unions and community banks.
For his contribution to the advancement of agriculture in the province of Quebec, he was posthumously inducted to the Agricultural Hall of Fame of Quebec in 1994