Albert Leboucher Explained

Albert Leboucher
Office:President of the Representative Assembly
Term Start:20 October 1951
Term End:14 March 1953
Predecessor:Jean Millaud
Successor:Jean-Baptiste Céran-Jérusalémy
Birth Date:8 July 1888
Birth Place:Papeete, Tahiti

Charles Albert Leboucher (8 July 1888 – 29 November 1954) was a Tahitian businessman and politician.

Biography

Leboucher was born in Papeete on 8 July 1888.[1] His father had arrived in Tahiti from France in 1865 and established a furniture and carpentry business.[2] Leboucher was a successful businessman, taking over his father's company and becoming a ship owner and President of the Chamber of Commerce.[2] He was also well known for his acupuncture and homeopathy practice.[2]

Leboucher was elected to Papeete municipal council and the Representative Assembly, representing the constituency of Papeete. He was elected First Vice President of the Assembly in 1950,[3] and the following year he became President, a post he held until it was converted into a Territorial Assembly in 1953. In 1951 he received the Legion of Honour.[4]

He died due to heart problems in November 1954.[5] Following his death, his son Georges won the by-election for the vacant seat on the Territorial Assembly.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Publications de la Société des océanistes, Issue 36, 322
  2. http://histoire.assemblee.pf/articles.php?id=20 Albert Leboucher 1888-1954
  3. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-324184483/view?sectionId=nla.obj-333283047&partId=nla.obj-324195173#page/n76/mode/1up Notes from French Oceania
  4. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-317878491/view?sectionId=nla.obj-330919993&partId=nla.obj-317917908#page/n15/mode/1up/ Brief Notes from Tahiti
  5. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-319422413/view?partId=nla.obj-319538786#page/n142/mode/1up/ M. Albert Leboucher
  6. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-319422437/view?partId=nla.obj-319559180#page/n135/mode/1up/ In a by-election