Joseph-Octave Samson (9 January 1862 – 10 December 1945)
was a Canadian politician, serving as Mayor of
Quebec City
Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is t ...
from March 1920 to March 1926.
After working with business interests, including his joint founding of the Samson & Filion Hardware company in 1887, Samson became a Quebec City councillor at the Saint-Pierre ward from 1904 to 1906 and again from 1908 to 1910. Samson was elected mayor of Quebec City on 16 February 1920. During his term as mayor, provincial premier
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau (; March 5, 1867 – July 6, 1952) was the 14th premier of Quebec from 1920 to 1936. He was a member of the Parti libéral du Québec.
Early life
Taschereau was born in Quebec City, Quebec, the son of Jean-Thoma ...
accused Samson of faulty city administration.
After leaving his post as mayor, he was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
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Arts, entertainment and m ...
member for the
Québec-Centre riding in
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
* January 7
...
. He was re-elected to a second term in
1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
but defeated in the
1935 election.
His son,
Wilfrid Samson, also became a municipal and provincial politician.
References
External links
"Samson, Joseph-Octave" at City of Quebec Archives* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180053/http://www.bilan.usherb.ca/bilan/pages/evenements/22797.html University of Sherbrooke, Bilan du Siècle: 16 février 1920 - Élection de Joseph-Octave Samson à la mairie de Québec]
1862 births
1945 deaths
Mayors of Quebec City
Businesspeople from Quebec
Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
People from Chaudière-Appalaches
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