Alfred Perry

Alfred Perry was a prominent Montrealer and fire marshal who, with a group of Protestant clergy and Montréal citizens, founded the Douglas Hospital (originally named the "Protestant Hospital for the Insane.") in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on July 19, 1881.^[1]^[2]^[3] He was also known for being among the insurrectionnist leaders that participated in the events that lead to the burning of the Parlement buildings in Montreal in 1849.^[4] According to his own testimony made several years later, he claimed to have been the one that directly caused the fire during the storming, by accident.^[5]

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^ The Douglas is 125 years old, press release, Montreal, July 19, 2006 Archived March 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ The Douglas is 125 years
^ Alfred Perry of Montreal testifies at the trial of
John Wilkis Booth (the Trial of the Conspirators, page 33)
^ "Disasters and Calamities, 1840-1867 | McCord Museum". collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
^ Roussin, Éric. "Une émeute incendiaire : la destruction du parlement à Montréal (25 avril 1849)" (PDF). Histoire Québec.

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[1] The Douglas is 125 years old, press release, Montreal, July 19, 2006 Archived March 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[2] The Douglas is 125 years

[3] Alfred Perry of Montreal testifies at the trial of
John Wilkis Booth (the Trial of the Conspirators, page 33)

[4] "Disasters and Calamities, 1840-1867 | McCord Museum". collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-10.

[5] Roussin, Éric. "Une émeute incendiaire : la destruction du parlement à Montréal (25 avril 1849)" (PDF). Histoire Québec.

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