Bryson is a village and municipality in the
Pontiac Regional County Municipality
Pontiac (french: municipalité régionale de comté de Pontiac) is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Campbell's Bay is the county seat. It should not be confused with the municipality of Pontiac, which is ...
in the
Outaouais
Outaouais (, ; also commonly called The Outaouais) is a region of western Quebec, Canada. It includes the city of Gatineau, the municipality of Val-des-Monts and the Papineau region. Geographically, it is located on the north side of the Ottawa ...
region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the
Ottawa River
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.
History
From 1858 to 1873, the village was called Havelock in honor of British general
Henry Havelock
Major-General Sir Henry Havelock (5 April 1795 – 24 November 1857) was a British general who is particularly associated with India and his recapture of Cawnpore during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (First War of Independence, Sepoy Mutiny).
E ...
(1795-1857). Because another
Havelock Township had already been incorporated two years prior in the province of Quebec, Havelock was renamed in 1873 after local lumber baron and politician
George Bryson when the Municipality of the Village of Bryson was incorporated.
On December 20, 2004, it changed status from Village Municipality to (regular) Municipality.
Demographics
Local government
List of former mayors:
* Léo Piché (1969–1990)
*James Stewart (2001–2005)
* Albert Davis (2005–2009)
* John Griffin (2009–2013)
* Alain Gagnon (2013–present)
See also
*
List of municipalities in Quebec
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References
External links
Elections Canada Results - 39th General Election (2006)Director General of Quebec ElectionsOfficial Transport Quebec Road Map
Incorporated places in Outaouais
Municipalities in Quebec
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