Albert Gigaire

Albert Gigaire

Albert Gigaire was a police officer, a businessman and a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec.[1] He was the eighth Mayor of Shawinigan from 1930 to 1936.[2] · [1]

He was born in 1872 in Saint-Barnabé, Mauricie.

Gigaire served as a council member from 1918 to 1920.

He ran for mayor in Shawinigan in 1930 and won. Gigaire was re-elected in 1932 and 1934.

Under his administration, which took place during the Great Depression, the following facilities were dedicated:

Gigaire did not run in 1936.

He died in 1959.

Rue Gigaire (Gigaire Street) in the Christ-Roi neighborhood was named to honor him.

Notes and references

Political offices
Preceded by
Napoléon Désaulniers
Mayors of Shawinigan
19301936
Succeeded by
Lucien Bourassa


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