Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian businessman (born 1854)

Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator)

Canadian businessman

Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins, born in Levis, Canada East was the co-founder of the Caisses Populaires Desjardins, 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…