25:
397:
and his success led to his founding the investment firm Crédit
Interprovincial Ltée. in 1941. Lévesque began buying small businesses that he believed were undervalued. He reorganized the companies and then sold some of them for a substantial profit while maintaining others where he saw long-term
472:
in 1967, serving until 1972. Following liftoff in his private jet from Miami, he once famously suggested a few
Montreal friends to join him for a lobster dinner, his guests were, however, surprised to find out upon disembarking that they were rather in Moncton.
495:
As well J. Louis Lévesque had owned through his holding companies
Industrial Life, Provident Life, and Fred Lalemand yeast. He disposed of his main holding company Trans Canada Corporation in a reverse takeover transaction with
902:
808:"The Toast of Tompkinsville: Old Brandy, the stray mare found out on Kentucky Rt. 53, charmed a steamfitter's family, which never suspected she was Fanfreluche, the $ 500,000 champion"
867:
932:
892:
862:
728:
Included in his numerous laurels, Jean-Louis Lévesque received several honorary degrees from
Canadian universities. In 1972 he and his wife were recipients of the
927:
555:
658:. Their deaths profoundly impacted him and as an adult, when he had made his fortune, he became a very substantial contributor to philanthropic causes such as
882:
937:
586:
543:. But it would be in Thoroughbred racing where Lévesque left his mark as a breeder and owner of champions. After hiring future Hall of Fame trainer,
776:
912:
887:
290:
476:
Having amassed a fortune, in his late sixties Lévesque set about planning his retirement with an eye to becoming more involved with the sport of
42:
673:, has provided significant financial support to universities and other charitable organizations. Major benefactors include J. Louis Lévesque's
559:
907:
877:
590:
89:
678:
613:
578:
284:
61:
847:
710:
108:
897:
68:
639:
302:
872:
752:
737:
504:
273:
256:
170:
46:
729:
706:
694:
261:
75:
570:, who won a second consecutive Canadian Horse of the Year award. Levesque won the title for the first time in 1970 with
698:
481:
366:
57:
442:
200:
714:
446:
378:
204:
807:
784:
745:
702:
323:
278:
624:
399:
532:
450:
332:
208:
35:
528:
454:
212:
682:
609:
469:
426:
670:
403:
82:
922:
917:
414:
374:
839:
398:
potential. He eventually merged his business with the securities firm L.G. Beaubien et Cie to form
594:
571:
718:
516:
430:
350:
705:. Other medical institutions that have benefited from his philanthropic foundation include the
500:
after a long association with
Desmarais whom he had initially financed in his entry to Quebec.
413:
Highly respected throughout the country for his business acumen, Lévesque was appointed by the
843:
722:
690:
663:
563:
540:
438:
418:
362:
343:
196:
139:
741:
617:
536:
485:
480:. He began divesting himself of the various companies he controlled including the sale to
407:
319:
296:
267:
520:
497:
489:
390:
336:
856:
686:
655:
601:
567:
551:
458:
386:
370:
217:
751:
Jean-Louis Lévesque died in
Montreal on December 28, 1994, and was interred in the
605:
544:
524:
477:
358:
328:
589:
in 1995. As well, Lévesque was part of the breeding syndicate that purchased the
394:
389:. After a few years in banking, his contacts led to an offer to join a Montreal
24:
674:
651:
582:
434:
192:
623:
Beyond horse racing, Lévesque was a driving force behind the creation of the
465:
669:
The Lévesque
Foundation, established in 1961 and today run by his daughter
608:, in 1973 Lévesque became one of the founding members and a Trustee of the
492:
Lévesque, Beaubien Inc. became the cornerstone of
National Bank Financial.
659:
577:
In 1976, La
Prevoyante was part of the first group of inductees into the
154:
535:. In addition, he acquired the Richelieu Raceway near Montreal and the
382:
354:
16:
Canadian entrepreneur, thoroughbred racehorse owner and philanthropist
701:, where he had a winter home, and gave more than $ 10 million to the
422:
347:
158:
468:
city of
Moncton, New Brunswick, and was appointed chancellor of the
531:
in Montreal in 1958 where a few years later he added a schedule of
548:
402:
Specializing in government bonds, his brokerage company replaced
733:
632:
650:
As a boy, Jean-Louis Lévesque lost his five-year-old sister to
503:
Among his many accolades, J. Louis Lévesque was voted into the
18:
327:(April 13, 1911 – December 28, 1994) was a Canadian
527:. Through one of his holding companies, he purchased
299:
as Canadian horse racing's "Man Of The Year" (1983)
249:
239:
231:
223:
188:
176:
166:
147:
132:
125:
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
464:J. Louis Lévesque had a special affinity with the
638:In 1986, Jean-Louis Lévesque was inducted into
620:as Canadian horse racing's "Man Of The Year."
556:Eclipse Award for Outstanding 2-Year-Old Filly
554:went unbeaten and was voted the United States
717:. As well, Lévesque provided support for the
8:
868:Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees
597:for a then-record price of $ 6.08 million.
585:, La Prevoyante was also inducted into the
697:universities in Quebec. He donated to the
122:
933:Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
903:People from Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
893:Officers of the National Order of Quebec
627:golf championship. Known at the time as
515:In 1956, J. Louis Lévesque bought a few
764:
433:of numerous large corporations such as
291:Sovereign Award for Outstanding Breeder
863:Canadian racehorse owners and breeders
806:Reed, William F. (December 19, 1977).
740:. In 1976 he was made a member of the
928:20th-century Canadian philanthropists
770:
768:
560:Sovereign Award for Horse of the Year
425:that resulted in the creation of the
361:mother. In 1934, he graduated with a
7:
730:Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award
600:A friend of prominent racing owners
262:Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award
47:adding citations to reliable sources
883:Stock and commodity market managers
654:and his eleven-year-old brother to
679:University of Prince Edward Island
616:in 1976 and in 1983 was voted the
614:Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
579:Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
488:, TransCanada Funds. In 1988, the
285:Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
14:
775:DelNagro, Mike (August 1, 1977).
562:. In 1975 he won the prestigious
836:Jean-Louis Lévesque: a biography
777:"The Million-dollar Horse Heist"
699:Florida Heart Research Institute
23:
429:. He was invited to sit on the
377:. He then went to work for the
34:needs additional citations for
938:Owners of King's Plate winners
913:Quebec people of Irish descent
888:Members of the Order of Canada
842:(R. Davies Multimedia - 1998)
753:Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
744:and in 1991 an officer of the
738:Order of St. Gregory the Great
505:Canadian Business Hall of Fame
342:J. Louis Lévesque was born in
274:Order of St. Gregory the Great
257:Canadian Business Hall of Fame
171:Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
1:
707:Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital
235:Andrée, Suzanne, Pierre-Louis
736:made him a Commander of the
640:Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
587:American Racing Hall of Fame
523:and then began investing in
303:Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
908:Philanthropists from Quebec
612:. He was inducted into the
547:, in 1972 his two-year-old
482:Power Corporation of Canada
954:
878:Businesspeople from Quebec
443:Canadian National Railways
410:securities firm in Canada
201:Canadian National Railways
715:Montreal General Hospital
447:Provincial Bank of Canada
379:Provincial Bank of Canada
205:Provincial Bank of Canada
746:National Order of Quebec
703:Montreal Heart Institute
631:, it was the first-ever
533:Thoroughbred horse races
367:St. Dunstan's University
279:National Order of Quebec
898:Sovereign Award winners
711:Royal Victoria Hospital
459:Hilton Hotels of Canada
451:General Trust of Canada
400:Lévesque, Beaubien Inc.
218:Hilton Hotels of Canada
209:General Trust of Canada
182:Racehorse owner/breeder
635:tournament in Canada.
333:thoroughbred racehorse
873:Canadian stockbrokers
683:University of Moncton
625:Canadian Women's Open
610:Jockey Club of Canada
470:University of Moncton
427:National Energy Board
417:to serve on the 1957
58:"Jean-Louis Lévesque"
787:on February 15, 2013
529:Blue Bonnets Raceway
415:Government of Canada
375:Prince Edward Island
189:Board member of
43:improve this article
517:standardbred horses
455:Equitable Insurance
315:Jean-Louis Lévesque
243:Jean Lévesque &
213:Equitable Insurance
812:Sports Illustrated
781:Sports Illustrated
498:Paul Desmarais Sr.
431:board of directors
558:and the Canadian
312:
311:
151:December 28, 1994
127:J. Louis Lévesque
119:
118:
111:
93:
945:
823:
822:
820:
818:
803:
797:
796:
794:
792:
783:. Archived from
772:
671:Suzanne Lévesque
664:medical research
581:. A daughter of
541:Windsor, Ontario
461:, among others.
419:Royal Commission
404:LJ Forget et Cie
326:
245:Catherine Greene
140:Nouvelle, Quebec
123:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
953:
952:
948:
947:
946:
944:
943:
942:
853:
852:
832:
827:
826:
816:
814:
805:
804:
800:
790:
788:
774:
773:
766:
761:
742:Order of Canada
648:
618:Sovereign Award
537:Windsor Raceway
513:
486:holding company
408:French Canadian
406:as the largest
391:securities firm
351:Gaspé Peninsula
318:
308:
297:Sovereign Award
268:Order of Canada
244:
216:
183:
181:
162:
152:
143:
137:
128:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
951:
949:
941:
940:
935:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
855:
854:
851:
850:
840:Jules Belanger
831:
828:
825:
824:
798:
763:
762:
760:
757:
647:
644:
521:harness racing
512:
509:
490:brokerage firm
357:father and an
337:philanthropist
310:
309:
307:
306:
300:
294:
288:
282:
276:
271:
265:
259:
253:
251:
247:
246:
241:
237:
236:
233:
229:
228:
227:Jeanne Brisson
225:
221:
220:
190:
186:
185:
184:Philanthropist
178:
174:
173:
168:
164:
163:
153:
149:
145:
144:
138:
136:April 13, 1911
134:
130:
129:
126:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
950:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
860:
858:
849:
848:1-55207-016-6
845:
841:
837:
834:
833:
829:
813:
809:
802:
799:
786:
782:
778:
771:
769:
765:
758:
756:
755:in Montreal.
754:
749:
747:
743:
739:
735:
731:
726:
724:
723:Gaspé, Quebec
720:
716:
712:
708:
704:
700:
696:
692:
688:
687:New Brunswick
684:
680:
676:
672:
667:
665:
661:
657:
656:typhoid fever
653:
645:
643:
641:
636:
634:
630:
629:La Canadienne
626:
621:
619:
615:
611:
607:
603:
602:Bud McDougald
598:
596:
592:
588:
584:
580:
575:
573:
569:
565:
564:Queen's Plate
561:
557:
553:
552:La Prevoyante
550:
546:
542:
538:
534:
530:
526:
525:thoroughbreds
522:
518:
510:
508:
506:
501:
499:
493:
491:
487:
483:
479:
474:
471:
467:
462:
460:
456:
452:
448:
444:
440:
439:Dupuis Frères
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
416:
411:
409:
405:
401:
396:
392:
388:
387:New Brunswick
384:
380:
376:
372:
371:Charlottetown
368:
364:
360:
356:
352:
349:
345:
340:
338:
334:
330:
325:
321:
316:
304:
301:
298:
295:
292:
289:
286:
283:
280:
277:
275:
272:
269:
266:
263:
260:
258:
255:
254:
252:
248:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
219:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
197:Dupuis Frères
194:
191:
187:
179:
177:Occupation(s)
175:
172:
169:
167:Resting place
165:
160:
156:
150:
146:
141:
135:
131:
124:
121:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
835:
815:. Retrieved
811:
801:
789:. Retrieved
785:the original
780:
750:
727:
719:Gaspé Museum
668:
649:
646:Philanthropy
637:
628:
622:
606:E. P. Taylor
599:
591:Triple Crown
576:
545:Yonnie Starr
514:
511:Horse racing
502:
494:
478:horse racing
475:
463:
412:
365:degree from
341:
329:entrepreneur
314:
313:
120:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
923:1994 deaths
918:1911 births
681:, plus the
595:Secretariat
572:Fanfreluche
395:stockbroker
335:owner, and
180:Businessman
857:Categories
817:January 5,
791:January 5,
759:References
713:, and the
675:alma mater
652:meningitis
593:champion,
583:Buckpasser
568:L'Enjoleur
435:Air Canada
193:Air Canada
99:April 2008
69:newspapers
695:Concordia
660:hospitals
466:bilingual
240:Parent(s)
732:and the
348:Quebec's
344:Nouvelle
232:Children
161:, Canada
155:Montreal
142:, Canada
830:General
484:of his
383:Moncton
355:Acadian
83:scholar
846:
709:, the
689:, and
677:, the
457:, and
423:energy
353:to an
305:(1986)
293:(1978)
287:(1976)
281:(1991)
270:(1976)
264:(1972)
250:Honors
224:Spouse
159:Quebec
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
691:Laval
566:with
549:filly
393:as a
359:Irish
322:
90:JSTOR
76:books
844:ISBN
819:2013
793:2013
734:Pope
693:and
662:and
633:LPGA
604:and
519:for
363:B.A.
148:Died
133:Born
62:news
721:in
685:in
539:in
421:on
381:in
369:in
346:in
45:by
859::
838:-
810:.
779:.
767:^
748:.
725:.
666:.
642:.
574:.
507:.
453:,
449:,
445:,
441:,
437:,
385:,
373:,
339:.
331:,
324:OQ
320:CM
317:,
211:,
207:,
203:,
199:,
195:,
157:,
821:.
795:.
215:,
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
