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Raymond Z. Bourque

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Raymond Z. Bourque
MLA for Yarmouth
In office
1953–1956
Preceded byDonald J. Fraser
Succeeded byWillard O'Brien
Eric Spinney
Personal details
Born(1917-09-11)September 11, 1917
Sluice Point, Nova Scotia
DiedMay 31, 1998(1998-05-31) (aged 80)
Northfield, Ohio
Political partyProgressive Conservative

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]

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

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  1. ^ "Electoral History for Yarmouth" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 66. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 71. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  5. ^ "Raymond Zacharie Bourque". The Chronicle Herald. June 4, 1998.