Manson, Maison
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The Manson House sits in the “Y” formed by Chemin de Vale Perkins and rue Bellevue, on the east side of the Missisquoi River. In 1880, David Ames Manson, son of James Manson, constructed this grand home, overlooking Mansonville. The style of this house is evocative of the Italian villa style.[1]
Much could be written of the accomplishments of David A. Manson, and certainly of his predecessors of the Manson family, after whom our village is named. He was the Mayor of the Township in 1875. He also served as Secretary Treasurer of the Municipality for 30 years. He was elected as Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of Canada (1880-1882). He was a founding member of St. John's Masonic Lodge # 27 of Mansonville (1865), eventually rising to become Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Quebec. He was instrumental in the construction of St. Paul's Anglican Church, in Mansonville, and appears to have had a hand in several businesses of the time. A picture of David A. Manson, circa 1920, is shown on Plate 37 of Potton d'antan, Yesterdays of Potton. David A. Manson died on February 9, 1929.
In writing of the Brome County Council meeting of March 10, 1875, Ernest Taylor states in his Volume I, “that a new name appears for Potton, that of David A. Manson, whose name has ever since been prominent in the annals of the County.” In 1855, the County Council structure regrouped the mayors of the Townships of Brome, Bolton, Potton and Sutton, and the east part of Farnham, into the newly formed County of Brome. The Council was an administrative body much like that of our present MRC today.
David Manson's personal archives must have been voluminous. Ernest M. Taylor extracted several first-hand accounts of the earliest development of Potton from them, in addition to the early genealogy of the Manson family. Letters from Joseph Manson to his nephew David A. Manson, Esq., give fascinating looks into the past.[2] Quotes from some of these are used elsewhere in this text.
David Ames Manson and his wife, Mary Eliza (1843-1915), are interred in the Mansonville Protestant Cemetery.
Cette maison fut construite en 1880 par David Ames Manson (1841-1929), fils de James Manson. Il s’agit d’un exemple évocateur du style villa italienne.[1]
David Ames Manson et son épouse Mary Eliza (1843-1915) sont enterrés au Cimetière protestant de Mansonville. David Ames Manson fut un personnage important de Potton : maire en 1875, député conservateur au Gouvernement fédéral canadien, membre fondateur de la Loge maçonnique et Grand Maître de la Grande Loge Maçonnique du Québec.[2]
Cette maison, selon une évaluation de Bergeron et Gagnon, a une valeur patrimoniale exceptionnelle. Cette classification tient compte uniquement de la valeur patrimoniale et laisse de coté l’état d’authenticité.[3]
[1] Source : Une promenade au village Mansonville, publié par l’Association et Le patrimoine bâti de la MRC Memphrémagog publié par cette MRC.
[2] Source : Leduc, Gérard, Rouillard, Paul, assistés de Soumis, Jean et Downman, Peter, Potton d’antan, Yesterdays of Potton, Association du patrimoine de Potton, 1997 et Inventaire des Sépultures de Potton, Serge Gaudreau, en collaboration avec Pamela Guilbault et Andrée Gratton.
[3] Source : Municipalité du Canton de Potton.
- Titre
- Manson, Maison
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- Historic Names | Noms historiques
- Place or Site Names | Places ou sites
- Potton Families | Familles de Potton
- Identifiant
- PN-M-03
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- Toponymie | Place Names of Potton and More