About Donat Raymond
Lived 1880 – 1963 (aged 83). Donat Raymond was a Canadian politician and financier.
Joseph Donat Raymond (January 3, 1880 – June 5, 1963) was a Canadian Senator and builder in the National Hockey League.
Biography Born in Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka, Quebec, Donat Raymond was a member of the Canadian Senate as a Liberal Party from 1926 to 1963. He was also head of the Canadian Arena Company that helped designed arenas throughout Canada. One of the major arenas he re-built was the Montreal Forum in 1968. One of his final acts was to approve the financing and plans of the arena before he died. He won the Stanley Cup seven times, twice with the Montreal Maroons in 1926 and 1935, and five times with Montreal Canadiens in 1944, 1946, 1953, 1956 and 1957.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.
His brothers were hotel entrepreneur Joseph-Aldéric Raymond, proprietor of Maison Joseph-Aldéric Raymond, and Canadian politician Maxime Raymond.
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Who was Donat Raymond?
Canadian politician (1880–1963)
When was Donat Raymond born?
Donat Raymond was born on 3 January 1880 in Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka.
When did Donat Raymond die?
Donat Raymond died on 5 June 1963.
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Donat Raymond was a politician and financier.
What nationality was Donat Raymond?
Donat Raymond was Canadian.
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