Thomas Baillairgé

During the latter time, he would also have begun to learn wood carving and architecture. During this period he trained a number of students. Among his apprentices was Charles Baillairgé, his cousin's nephew. He also did wood carving and some painting. Through his work and that of people he trained, his influence carried through the first two decades of the twentieth century. • Building — Year Completed — Builder — Style — Location — Image • Eglise St. Roch — 1841 — Thomas Baillairgé — St. Joseph Street, Quebec, Quebec • Saint-Joseph church — 1941 — Thomas Baillairgé — Deschambault, Quebec — • Saint-Charles-Borromée church — 1830 — Thomas Baillairgé — Grondines, Quebec —

Training under François Baillairgé is recorded. André Paquet and Charles Baillairgé are recorded as having studied under Thomas Baillairgé. Works named in the authority record are Église Saint-François-Xavier de Saint-François-du-Lac, Church of St Edward, Église Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-Lévy, Église Saint-Joseph de Deschambault and Église Sainte-Geneviève. Work by Thomas Baillairgé is recorded in the collections of Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and Musée de la civilisation.

• Name — Thomas Baillairgé • Born — 20 December 1791 • Died — 9 February 1859 • Education — apprenticed to François Baillairgé; Petit Séminaire de Québec

• Quebec Seminary, Chapel of the Congregation, 1821–24 • St. Genevieve Roman Catholic Church, Gouin Boulevard West, Montreal; designed 1822; built 1843-45 • Church of Sainte-Claire in 1823 • Notre Dame Roman Catholic Basilica, St. Famille Chapel, 1824; new facade for the church, 1843–44; burned 1922; rebuilt • Hotel Dieu Palais street, altar for the Chapel, 1829; new facade for the chapel, 1835 • Parliament House, for the National Assembly, a conversion of the existing Archbishop's Palace on the present site of Montmorency Park; with major additions, 1830–36; completed in 1852 by Pierre Gauvreau and George Browne; burned 1854 • Church at Lauzon in 1830 • Church of Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets (Les Becquets) in 1839 • Church of Saint-Anselme in 1845 • Church of St Patrick’s at Quebec in 1831 burned 1971; demol. 1974 • Church of Saint-Charles-des-Grondines in 1831 • Church of Sainte-Croix in 1835 • Ursuline Convent, Parloir Street, addition of the Ste. Angele wing, 1836; altered 1873 by J.F. Peachy (L. Noppen et al.) • Church at Deschambault in 1833; interior 1841 • Church of Sainte-Geneviève in 1836 • Church of Sainte-Luce built in 1836 • Church of Saint-Joachim in 1815 • Church at Lauzon • Church of Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly • Church of Saint-François on the Île d’Orléans • Church at Lotbinière in 1824 • Church at Charlesbourg in 1833 • Church of L’Ancienne-Lorette 1837 • St. Charles Roman Catholic Church, Grondines Quebec, 1838–40 • St. Francois Xavier Roman Catholic Church, 1839–49; St. Francois-Du-Lac, QUE. • St. Roch Roman Catholic Convent, Church Street, 1842–44; altered 1875, 1912, 1955; demol • Bishop's Palace, Montmorency Park, 1843–44 • Church at Sainte-Luce in 1845 • Sisters of Charity Orphanage, St. Olivier Street, rebuilding of the orphanage, 1845 • Eglise St. Roch, St. Joseph Street, 1846–50; demol. 1914 • Church at Lévis in 1850 • the nave of the church of Pointe-aux-Trembles (Neuville) in 1854 • Séminaire de Nicolet in 1826 • Convent of Saint-Roch • Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière.

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation architect. Institutional cataloguing adds that thomas Baillairgé is recorded as a citizen of Lower Canada. The same evidence establishes that thomas Baillairgé was born on 20 December 1791. Baillairgé died on 9 February 1859. Recorded with the gender male.