Bourque
Encyclopedia
Bourque is a surname
of French
origin. The name refers to:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
origin. The name refers to:
- Basil BourqueBasil BourqueBasil Bourque is the co-founder and managing director of Roundstone Advisors, LLC.In 1986, Bourque established one of the first market making and arbitrage operations in the futures contract for the Commodity Research Bureau Index, and later became a member of the committee that instituted changes...
(contemporary), American businessman - Chris BourqueChris BourqueChristopher Bourque is an American professional ice hockey player for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. Bourque was drafted by the Capitals 33rd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:...
(b. 1986), American professional ice hockey player - Claude BourqueClaude BourqueClaude Hennessey Bourque was a professional ice hockey player who played 62 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Oxford, Nova Scotia, he played with the Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings.- References :...
(b. 1915), Canadian professional ice hockey player - Curt BourqueCurt BourqueCurt C. Bourque is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He began his riding career in 1984 at Evangeline Downs in Lafayette, Louisiana and won his first race later that year at Jefferson Downs Racetrack....
(b. 1967), American Thoroughbred-racing jockey - David BourqueDavid BourqueDavid Bourque is a Canadian musician, who has played clarinet and bass clarinet in the Toronto Symphony Orchestra since 1983, has played on numerous film soundtracks and teaches in higher education....
(b. 1955), Canadian professional musician - E. A. BourqueE. A. BourqueE. A. "Eddy" Bourque was Mayor of Ottawa in 1949 and 1950.Bourque was born in Ottawa's Lower Town. He was a longtime city councilor and member of the city's Board of Control from 1937 to 1949, and owner of the Twin City Ice and Coal Company, later to become E.A...
(fl. mid-20th c.), Canadian politician; Mayor of Ottawa 1949–50 - François BourqueFrançois BourqueFrançois Bourque is a Canadian alpine skier.François Bourque Began his national debut in 2002. Bourque won the super-G event at the 2003 Junior World Championships and the combined event at the 2004 Junior World Championships. In the 2005 season, he picked up a third place finish in the super-G in...
(b. 1984), Canadian Olympic skier - James BourqueJames BourqueJames W. Bourque, PC was a First Nations activist.Born in Wandering River, Alberta, Bourque was of Cree and Métis background...
(1935–1996), Canadian First Nations activist - John Samuel BourqueJohn Samuel BourqueJohn Samuel Bourque was a Quebec politician, Cabinet Minister, military member and businessman. He was the Member of Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Sherbrooke for 25 years....
(1894–1974), Canadian politician from Quebec; provincial legislator 1935–60; government minister - Mark BourqueMark BourqueMark Bourque was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer killed while working for the United Nations in Cité Soleil, Haiti on Tuesday, December 20, 2005.-RCMP career:Prior to his mission in Haiti, Bourque had been an RCMP officer for approximately 35 years...
(1948–2005), Canadian RCMP officer; killed while working with the UN in Haiti - Pat BourquePat BourquePatrick Daniel Bourque was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for several teams in a three year career....
(b. 1947), American professional baseball player - Phil BourquePhil BourquePhillipe Richard Bourque is a former American professional ice hockey player. He was never selected in the NHL Entry Draft; instead, he was signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 4, 1982.-Playing career:...
(b. 1962), American professional ice hockey player - Pierre BourquePierre Bourque (politician)Pierre Bourque, CQ is a businessman and politician in Quebec, Canada. He founded the Vision Montreal political party and served as mayor of Montreal from 1994 to 2001.-Background:...
(b. 1942), Québécois politician; Mayor of Montreal 1994–2001 - Pierre Bourque (b. 1958), Canadian internet entrepreneur
- Ray BourqueRay BourqueRaymond Jean "Ray" Bourque is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. He currently holds records for most goals, assists and points by a defenceman in the National Hockey League . Bourque has become near-synonymous with the Boston Bruins franchise, for which he played 21 seasons and...
(b. 1960), Canadian professional ice hockey player - René BourqueRene BourqueRené Gary Wayne Bourque is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . An undrafted player, Bourque was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks as a free agent in 2004 and made his NHL debut in 2005–06...
(b. 1981), Canadian professional ice hockey player - Renée BourqueRenée BourqueRenée Lee Bourque is an actress born and raised in Rhode Island. Her latest acting role was in the movie 27 Dresses where she plays Katherine Hiegl's co-worker at Urban Everest.- Early life :...
(b. 1977), American actress - Romuald BourqueRomuald BourqueRomuald Bourque was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Outremont—Saint-Jean in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1952 to 1963. Bourque was a member of the Senate of Canada for De la Vallière division from 1963 to 1974.He was born in Ottawa in 1889, the...
(1889–1974), Canadian politician from Quebec; MP 1952–74 - Thomas-Jean BourqueThomas-Jean BourqueThomas-Jean Bourque was a physician and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Kent in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1908 to 1916 as a Conservative member. Bourque went on to serve in the Senate of Canada from 1917 to 1952 representing Richibucto division.He was...
(1864–1952), Canadian politician from New Brunswick; MP 1917–52 - Wayne BourqueWayne BourqueWayne Bourque has been the North American Native boxing champ three times in the welterweight and middleweight classes. He was born in 1959 to Métis parents in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. He is the cousin of Calgary Flames ice hockey forward René Bourque, and he has trained several NHL hockey...
(b. 1959), Canadian North American Native boxing champion