Louis LeBourdais

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Louis LeBourdais
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office
1937–1947
Preceded byDonald Morrison MacKay
Succeeded byWalter Hogg
ConstituencyCariboo
Personal details
Born(1888-06-26)June 26, 1888
Clinton, British Columbia
DiedSeptember 27, 1947(1947-09-27) (aged 59)
Quesnel, British Columbia
Political partyBritish Columbia Liberal Party
OccupationTelegrapher, journalist

Louis Adelbert LeBourdais (June 26, 1888 – September 27, 1947) was a telegraph operator, life insurance agent[1] and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Cariboo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1937 to 1947 as a Liberal.

He was born in 1888,[2] the son of Adelbert LeBourdais and Eleanor Connick, and was educated in Clinton and New Westminster. LeBourdais married Kate-Elizabeth Pughe on April 17, 1912 at Larkin, British Columbia (halfway between Vernon and Armstrong). He lived in Quesnel.[1] LeBourdais had mining interests in the Barkerville area. He was also an amateur historian.[2] From 1941 to 1947, he was a member of a Liberal-Conservative coalition in the provincial assembly. LeBourdais died in office in 1947.[3]

LeBourdais Park in Quesnel was named after him.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Normandin, A L (1940). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1940.
  2. ^ a b "Louis LeBourdais fonds". British Columbia Archival Information Network. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  3. ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  4. ^ "Lebourdais Park". City of Quesnel. Retrieved 2011-11-17.