Lucie Lamoureux-Bruneau

Lucie Lamoureux-Bruneau (1877–1951) was a philanthropist and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec.

Background

She was born in Montreal in 1877 and was married to Théodule Bruneau, a surgeon. She was instrumental in getting mental health institutions established. She was a co-founder of the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine (Sainte-Justine University Health Center) in 1907.

City Councillor

She was chosen by home owners to serve on the City Council and was in office from 1940 to 1942.

Death

She died in Montreal in 1951.

Footnotes

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