Valentin Jautard

Valentin Jautard (c. 1738 – 8 June 1787) was a French-born Canadian lawyer and journalist. [1] He is best known for his welcome of invading American troops in 1775 during the American Revolution, saying "our chains are broken, blissful liberty restores us to ourselves."[1]

Park

Place Valentin-Jautard, a small park in Montreal on Mont-Royal Avenue East, near the building of the Journal de Montreal newspaper, is named after Jautard.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Galarneau, Claude (1979). "Jautard, Valentin". In Halpenny, Francess G. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. IV (1771–1800) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  2. ↑ Reference number 328444 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)


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