George Cox (November 17, 1834 – December 17, 1909) was mayor of the city of

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, Canada in 1894. He was born on

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in 1834 and came to Ottawa in 1855. He served as alderman on city council from 1882 to 1888 and in 1891. He was unsuccessful in an attempt to become mayor in 1892, when

Olivier Durocher Olivier Durocher (1844 – September 3, 1931) was mayor of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from 1892 to 1893. He was born in Saint-Antoine, Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute ...

was selected. He did not complete his term as mayor, resigning for health reasons. He died in 1909 and is buried in

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*''Chain of Office: Biographical Sketches of the Early Mayors of Ottawa (1847-1948)'', Dave Mullington () 1834 births 1909 deaths Anglophone Quebec people Mayors of Ottawa Politicians from Montreal {{Ontario-mayor-stub