Jules-Maurice Quesnel

Jules-Maurice Quesnel (October 25, 1786 – May 20, 1842) was a fur trader, member of the Beaver Club, businessman and political figure in Canada East.

He joined the North West Company as a clerk and assisted David Thompson in his explorations in 1805 and 1806.

In 1811, he returned east and served in the Montreal militia during the War of 1812, reaching the rank of lieutenant.

With a partner, John Spread Baldwin, he became involved in the buying and selling of goods, including the export of timber and flour and owned shares in steamships operating in the region.

Jules-Maurice Quesnel, an advocate married in June, 1816, Marie Josette Cotte, daughter of Gabriel Cotte, and his wife, Angelique Blondeau, who had founded the Catholic Orphan Asylum in Montreal, Quebec.