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Louis Payette

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Mayor
Louis Payette
29th Mayor of Montreal
In office
1908–1910
Preceded byHenry Archer Ekers
Succeeded byJames John Edmund Guerin
Personal details
Born(1854-12-25)25 December 1854
Montreal, Canada East
Died19 March 1932(1932-03-19) (aged 77)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Louis Payette (25 December 1854 – 19 March 1932) was a Canadian construction contractor and politician, the Mayor of Montreal, Quebec between 1908 and 1910.

Payette was educated at the Académie des Frères des écoles chrétiennes, focusing on business studies before beginning his career in the construction industry.

From 1902 to 1908, he was a city councillor for the Saint-Louis ward before his two years as Mayor.

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