Edmond Thibaudeau
Edmond Thibaudeau, also known as L'Orignal à Thibaudeau, was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the fifth Mayor of Shawinigan, Quebec from 1915 to 1917.
He was born in 1872 in Saint-Grégoire, Centre-du-Québec and has Acadian ancestry.
In the early 1900s, Thibaudeau operated a small private power plant on the Petite Rivière Shawinigan and was therefore competing with the Shawinigan, Water & Power Company for the local distribution of electricity.
Thibaudeau is most remembered for his flamboyant personality. He earned his nickname, L'Orignal à Thibaudeau (Thibaudeau the Moose), after he regularly rode through the streets of Shawinigan on a moose-drawn carriage.[1][2]
Thibaudeau was a City Councillor from 1904 to 1909 and from 1913 to 1915. He successfully ran for Mayor in 1915 against incumbent Joseph-Auguste Frigon.
Under his tenure the first streets (Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth streets) were paved.[3]
Thibaudeau was defeated by Joseph-Auguste Frigon in 1917.
He died in 1957.
Footnotes
- ↑ Épopée de Shawinigan, Gérard Filteau, 1943
- ↑ Joseph-Edmond Thibaudeau
- ↑ Fabien LaRochelle, Shawinigan depuis 75 ans, 1976
See also
- Mayors of Shawinigan
- Mauricie
- Shawinigan, Quebec
- Shawinigan, Water & Power Company
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Auguste Frigon |
Mayors of Shawinigan 1915–1917 |
Succeeded by Auguste Frigon |