J.-Armand Foucher was a businessman and local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec

Shawinigan, Quebec

Shawinigan is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It has a population of approximately 51,904 people ....

. He was the 14th Mayor of Shawinigan from 1957 to 1963.

He was born in 1898 in Saint-Paulin

Saint-Paulin, Quebec

Saint-Paulin is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 1622 * Population in 2001: 1576* Population in 1996: 1599...

, Mauricie

Mauricie

Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents...

.

He ran for mayor in the special election that was held in 1957 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Gaston Hardy

Gaston Hardy

Gaston Hardy was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the 13th Mayor of Shawinigan from 1954 to 1957.He was born in 1917 in Portneuf, Quebec and once lived at 1512, rue Saint-Joseph in the Saint-Marc neighborhood....

 and won. He ran unopposed in 1960, but resigned in 1963 before the end of his second term. The city council appointed Henri Désaulniers to succeed him.

Under his administration, the following facilities were established:

• The federal Post Office (395, avenue de la Station);
• The Trudel Bridge (link between Shawinigan and Shawinigan-Sud across the Saint-Maurice River
  Saint-Maurice River
  The Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km² ....
  
  );
• Several playgrounds.

He died in 1976.

Rue Foucher in the Shawinigan-Nord neighborhood was named to honor him.

See also

• Mayors of Shawinigan
• Mauricie
  Mauricie
  Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents...
  
  
• Shawinigan, Quebec
  Shawinigan, Quebec
  Shawinigan is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It has a population of approximately 51,904 people ....