Raymond Zacharie Bourque (September 11, 1917 – May 31, 1998) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1956. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
Raymond Z. Bourque | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Yarmouth | |
| In office 1953–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Donald J. Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Willard O'Brien Eric Spinney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1917 Sluice Point, Nova Scotia |
| Died | May 31, 1998 (aged 80) Northfield, Ohio |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Bourque was born in Sluice Point, Nova Scotia, the son of Antoine and Marie Rose (Muise) Bourque.[2] He married Bernadine Mary Belliveau in 1940.[2] Bourque entered provincial politics in 1953 when he was elected in the dual-member Yarmouth County riding with Progressive Conservative William Heartz Brown.[3] Both Bourque and Brown were defeated when they ran for re-election in 1956, losing to Liberals Willard O'Brien and Eric Spinney.[4] Following his political career, Bourque moved to Ohio and was employed at the estate of Cyrus S. Eaton.[2] Bourque died at Northfield, Ohio on May 31, 1998.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Electoral History for Yarmouth" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ a b c Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 20. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 66. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 71. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ "Raymond Zacharie Bourque". The Chronicle Herald. June 4, 1998.
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