Louis LeBourdais explained

Louis LeBourdais
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Predecessor:Donald Morrison MacKay
Successor:Walter Hogg
Term Start:1937
Term End:1947
Constituency:Cariboo
Birth Date:26 June 1888
Birth Place:Clinton, British Columbia
Death Place:Quesnel, British Columbia
Party:British Columbia Liberal Party
Occupation:Telegrapher, journalist

Louis Adelbert LeBourdais (June 26, 1888  - September 27, 1947) was a telegraph operator, life insurance agent 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, 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Normandin, A L. Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1940 . 1940 .
  2. Web site: Louis LeBourdais fonds . British Columbia Archival Information Network . 2011-11-17.
  3. Web site: Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 . Elections BC . 2011-07-27.
  4. Web site: Lebourdais Park . City of Quesnel . 2011-11-17.