Georges-Élie Amyot

Georges-Élie Amyot (January 28, 1856 – March 28, 1930) was a French Canadian businessman and politician, and founder of Dominion Corset.

Amyot was born on January 28, 1856, to parents Dominique Amyotin and Louise Nolin in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, where he lived and worked on a farm until he was 10 years old.

In 1866, his family moved to Sainte-Catherine, where he would live and attend school (being taught English by Irish priests) until he was 14 years of age.

The agreement stipulated that "Each contributed $2,000 in capital, was entitled to half the profits, and could withdraw $800 a year for his personal expenses" and Dyonnet was to teach Amyot "all the manufacturing details and secrets and let him benefit from the experience he had gained in the said production process.”[3] In 1888, the company employed about 60 people.

One year later, in late March 1889, Dyonnet left for Brazil, and Amyot renamed the company Dominion Corset.

Amyot would become the sole owner of Dominion in 1897, after two of his sisters (Odile and Mary-Louise) joined but subsequently left the company.

He was active in the debate over Canadian–American Reciprocity, as well as being a member of the Canadian Manufactures Association, and president of the Quebec Chamber of Commerce in 1906 and 1907.

[3] Senator Frédéric Liguori Béique said: Underneath a somewhat stern appearance, Monsieur Amyot had a heart of gold, and few people know the number and magnitude of the donations of all kind which he made.