Olivier-Napoléon Drouin
Olivier-Napoléon Drouin (1862–1934) was a Canadian politician, the mayor of Quebec City from 1910 to 1916. He also initiated the Rock City Tobacco company.
Olivier-Napoléon Drouin | |
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| Alderman of Quebec City, Saint-Roch ward | |
| In office 1896–1910 | |
| 26th Mayor of Quebec City | |
| In office 1 March 1910 – 1 March 1916 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Georges Garneau |
| Succeeded by | Henri-Edgar Lavigueur |
| Personal details | |
| Profession | tobacco producer |
After representing Quebec City's Saint-Roch ward as alderman since 1896, Drouin won the 1910 mayoralty contest with a 1328 vote margin over his opponent, federal politician Philippe-Auguste Choquette. Drouin won re-election to successive terms in office in 1912 and 1914. During his terms as mayor, he oversaw the annexation of the communities of Belvedère, Limoilou and Saint-Malo to Quebec City.
After leaving the mayor's posting in 1916, Drouin chaired the Commission des chemins du Québec (Commission of routes of Quebec) between 1917 and 1922.
External links
- (in French) Commission de toponymie (Quebec): Drouin (canton)
- (in French) University of Sherbrooke, Bilan du Siècle: 1 mars 1910 - Élection de Olivier-Napoléon Drouin à la mairie de Québec
- (in French) University of Sherbrooke, Bilan du Siècle: Olivier-Napoléon Drouin (1862-1934) Homme politique, homme d'affaires
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