Romuald_Bourque

Romuald Bourque

Romuald Bourque

Canadian politician

Romuald Bourque (6 December 1889 – 14 August 1974) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Outremont—Saint-Jean in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1952 to 1963. Bourque was a member of the Senate of Canada for De la Vallière division from 1963 to 1974.

Quick Facts The Hon., Member of the Canadian Parliament for Outremont—Saint-Jean ...

He was born in Ottawa, Ontario in 1889, the son of François Bourque. He apprenticed as a printer there and then went to Montreal where he worked for the Montreal Herald. In 1920, he founded the newspaper Le Nouvelliste at Trois-Rivières. In 1926, he became sales manager for the Cie Mercury Press Limited at Montreal, becoming vice-president in 1930. Bourque was also mayor of Outremont from 1949 to 1964. He was named to the Senate in 1963, died in office in 1974 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.[1]

His brother, E. A. Bourque, was mayor of Ottawa in 1949 and 1950.

His great-nephew Pierre Bourque was Alderman, City of Ottawa, and Councillor, Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton in 1991.

References

  1. [1]
    Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société (in French). Montreal: Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.
Stub icon

This article about a Quebec Member of Parliament from the Liberal Party of Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a Quebec Member of the Canadian Senate is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a mayor in Quebec is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Romuald_Bourque, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.