Lucien Bourassa was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the city's ninth mayor, serving from 1936 until his death the following year.Fabien LaRochelle, Shawinigan depuis 75 ans, 1976 He was born in 1884 in

Saint-Barnabé Saint-Barnabé (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Saint-Barnabé are called ''barnabéens'' in French. Map See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department T ...

Mauricie Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...

. Bourassa served as a council member from 1922 to 1926, 1928 to 1930 and 1932 to 1934. He ran for

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

in 1936 and won, but died in office in 1937. He was succeeded by

Alexandre Gélinas Alexandre Gélinas was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the tenth Mayor of Shawinigan from 1937 to 1938. He was born in 1894 in Saint-Barnabé, in the Mauricie region in Quebec, Canada and was married to Laure Lauterreur. Although ...

. ''Avenue Lucien-Bourassa'' in the Shawinigan-Nord neighbourhood was named to honour him.

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