Louis LeBourdais

Louis Adelbert LeBourdais (June 26, 1888[1] – September 27, 1947[2]) was a telegraph operator, life insurance agent[3] and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1937 to 1948 as a Liberal.

He was 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.[3] LeBourdais had mining interests in the Barkerville area. He was also an amateur historian.[1] From 1941 to 1948, he was a member of a Liberal-Conservative coalition in the provincial assembly. LeBourdais died in office in 1947.[2]

LeBourdais Park in Quesnel was named after him.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Louis LeBourdais fonds". British Columbia Archival Information Network. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986". Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Normandin, A L (1940). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1940.
  4. ↑ "Lebourdais Park". City of Quesnel. Retrieved 2011-11-17.