Lucien-Hubert Borne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
About Lucien-Hubert Borne
- Lucien-Hubert Borne (20 August 1884 – 23 December 1954) was a Canadian politician, serving as mayor of Quebec City from 1938 to 1953. In 1936, Borne made an unsuccessful attempt to become a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
- Also in 1936, he made an unsuccessful first bid for the office of Quebec City's Mayor.
- Two years later, he defeated incumbent mayor Joseph-Ernest Grégoire and began a 15-year mayoralty career, through city elections in 1940, 1942, 1944, 1947 and 1950.
- He succeeded in attracting significant industrial development during his term in office, including the development of eight new industrial parks.
- Borne also promoted the replacement of streetcars with buses in Quebec city's transit system.Borne resigned as mayor in November 1953 due to a heart condition and died the following year.
- He was survived by two daughters and two sons; his wife predeceased him.Named after him in Québec are : rue Borne (named in 1955), centre Lucien-Borne and parc Lucien-Borne (named in 1991).
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