John-R. Luck

John-R. Luck (June 12, 1928 – July 25, 1988) was mayor of Gatineau, Quebec from 1971 to 1975 (town of Pointe-Gatineau) and from 1975 to 1983 (city). He was elected as the city's first mayor after a major amalgamation and incorporation in 1975 of the communities of Pointe-Gatineau, Templeton, East Templeton, West Templeton, Cantley, and Touraine. In the same election, residents voted in a referendum for the name of the new city to be le Ville de Gatineau. He is a former employee of the Canadian International Paper Company, where he worked for 30 years. He also served on Gatineau City Council from 1962 to 1971.[3][4] He was defeated by Gaétan Cousineau in 1983 for re-election.[5]

John-R. Luck
Mayor of Gatineau
In office
1971–1983
Preceded byLudovic Routhier
Succeeded byGaétan Cousineau
Personal details
Born(1928-06-12)June 12, 1928
DiedJuly 25, 1988(1988-07-25) (aged 60)[1]
Political partyAction-Gatineau[2]

References
  1. "60 Cards of Thanks". Ottawa Citizen. Postmedia Network. October 11, 1988. p. 43. Retrieved December 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. http://www.lapresse.ca/le-droit/chroniqueurs/denis-gratton/201303/15/01-4631504-action-gatineau-elu.php
  3. "John R. Luck". craoutaouais.ca. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  4. "The Saturday Citizen - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  5. "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2014-12-09.



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