Biografie
He arrived in Victoria 1858 emigrating as a result of the Revolution of 1848 and the downfall of King Louis-Philippe and the ensuing economic depression.
He originally settled at New Orleans and later in 1853 in Dan Francisco.
He purchased the Colonial Hotel, and later in 1871 the St. Georges Hotel which he rebuilt as the Driard Hotel. With Jules Rueff he formed the charitable organization Maison d'Asile for Frenchmen not eligible for help from the French Benevolent Society. One of the founders, in 1860, of the Société Française de Bienfaisance et Secours Mutuel de Victoria.
He opened the Colonial Restaurant in victoria in 1859 in his Colonial Hotel.
He purchased the St. George Hotel on View Street in Victoria in 1871 which he rebuilt into the Driard House opening 05/1872.
He was a charter memnber of the BC Pioneer Society.
He was a member of Victoria Lodge F.A.M.
