John-R. Luck Explained

John-R. Luck
Office:12th & 14th Mayor of Gatineau
Term Start:1975
Term End:1983
Predecessor:Donald Poirier
Successor:Gaétan Cousineau
Term Start1:1971
Term End1:1975
Predecessor1:Ludovic Routhier
Successor1:Donald Poirier
Birth Date:12 June 1928
Death Date:[1]
Party:Action-Gatineau[2]

John-R. Luck (June 12, 1928  - July 25, 1988) was a Canadian politician who served as Mayor of Gatineau from 1971 to 1975 and again from 1975 to 1983. He was elected as the city's first mayor after a major amalgamation and incorporation in 1975 of the communities of Pointe-Gatineau, Templeton, East Templeton, West Templeton, Cantley, and Touraine. In the same election, residents voted in a referendum for the name of the new city to be the Ville de Gatineau. He is a former employee of the Canadian International Paper Company, where he worked for 30 years. He also served on Gatineau City Council from 1962 to 1971.[3] [4] He was defeated by Gaétan Cousineau in 1983 for re-election.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 60 Cards of Thanks. Ottawa Citizen. Postmedia Network. 43. October 11, 1988. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2018.
  2. Web site: Action-Gatineau élu | Denis Gratton | Denis Gratton . 2014-12-09 . 2014-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141210000701/http://www.lapresse.ca/le-droit/chroniqueurs/denis-gratton/201303/15/01-4631504-action-gatineau-elu.php . dead .
  3. Web site: John R. Luck. craoutaouais.ca. 2014-12-09.
  4. Web site: The Saturday Citizen - Google News Archive Search. 2014-12-09.
  5. Web site: Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search. 2014-12-09.