Lucien Boudreau
| Lucien Boudreau | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office March 22, 1909 – July 18, 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Henry McKenney |
| Succeeded by | Télesphore St. Arnaud |
| Constituency | St. Albert |
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In office June 28, 1926 – November 18, 1926 |
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| Preceded by | Télesphore St. Arnaud |
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In office December 8, 1926 – June 19, 1930 |
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| Succeeded by | Omer St. Germain |
| Mayor of St. Albert | |
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In office 1909–1909 |
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| Preceded by | Fleuri Perron |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Dawson |
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| Born | August 6, 1874 St-Gregoire de Nicolet, Quebec |
| Died | December 16, 1962 (aged 88) St. Albert, Alberta |
| Political party |
Liberal Independent |
| Occupation | politician |
Lucien Boudreau (August 6, 1874 – December 16, 1962) was a politician, mayor of St. Albert, Alberta, and member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (then called the Provincial Parliament).
Boudreau was born in St-Gregoire de Nicolet, Quebec in 1874. In 1893, he moved to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, where he spent two years before moving to Alberta. He found employment as a clerk in a store in Strathcona (now part of Edmonton). Before long, he went into business himself, founding a real estate business that he sold in 1901 to Michael Hogan.
That same year, he married Marie Renault of St. Albert and became proprietor of the Astoria Hotel in that city. He ran this hotel until it burned down in 1912.
When St. Albert was incorporated as a town in 1904, Boudreau was elected as a member of its first town council. He served in this capacity until 1908, when he was elected to serve as mayor during 1909.
In the meantime, he became interested in provincial politics. He ran for the Provincial Parliament in the 1905 election as the Alberta Liberal Party candidate, but was defeated by Henry William McKenney, who was running as an independent Liberal (the only other candidates were Arthur Guilbault and Wilfrid Gariépy, both of whom were also running as independent Liberals and both of whom withdrew before the election).
Before the ensuing election, boundary redistribution led to McKenney running in Pembina (where he was elected), freeing St. Albert up for Boudreau to run again. He was elected this time, defeating Gariépy (who was running as an independent Liberal after refusing to contest the Liberal nomination on the grounds that it was rigged in Boudreau's favour) and Conservative Omer St. Germain (who would leader represent the riding for the United Farmers of Alberta and Liberals). He was re-elected in 1913 and 1917, defeating Conservative candidate Hector Landry both times.
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