Napoléon Champagne, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Napoléon Champagne

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 04-May-1861

Date of Death: 17-Nov-1925

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Napoléon Champagne

  • Napoléon Champagne (May 4, 1861 – November 17, 1925) was mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1908 and 1924, and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing Ottawa East from 1911 to 1914.He was born in Lower Town, Ottawa in 1861, the son of Séraphin Champagne.
  • He studied law in Montreal and was called to the Quebec bar in 1898; he became a member of the Ontario bar in 1901.
  • Champagne served 14 years on Ottawa city council and also served ten years as controller.
  • In 1908, he served as mayor after D'Arcy Scott resigned to serve on the Board of Railway Commissioners.
  • The Champagne Bath, a fitness facility, was named after him.
  • He took over the role of mayor in May 1924 when mayor Henry Watters died while in office.
  • Besides serving in the provincial legislature, he also made several unsuccessful attempts at representing the City of Ottawa federally.
  • Champagne died in Ottawa after suffering a heart attack in 1925 and is buried in the Notre-Dame Cemetery. His brother Albert served in the Canadian House of Commons.

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