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He was born in Montreal in 1732 and worked as a tailor there.
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Joseph Perinault
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With other Montreal merchants, he also invested in the fur trade and took part in fur trading expeditions. In 1765, with Montreal merchant Pierre Foretier, he purchased a large part of the seigneury of Île-Bizard and the sub-fief of Closse, later selling his share to Foretier. Périnault was named a justice of the peace for Montreal district in 1796.
In the same year, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Huntingdon County.
He was elected in Montreal West in 1800.
