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.
Louis LeBourdais | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
| In office 1937–1947 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Morrison MacKay |
| Succeeded by | Walter Hogg |
| Constituency | Cariboo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 26, 1888 Clinton, British Columbia |
| Died | September 27, 1947 (aged 59) Quesnel, British Columbia |
| Political party | British Columbia Liberal Party |
| Occupation | Telegrapher, journalist |
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
- ^ a b Normandin, A L (1940). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1940.
- ^ a b "Louis LeBourdais fonds". British Columbia Archival Information Network. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ "Lebourdais Park". City of Quesnel. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
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