E. A. "Eddy" Bourque was Mayor of Ottawa in 1949 and 1950.

Bourque was born in Ottawa

Ottawa

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's Lower Town

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. He was a longtime city councilor

Ottawa City Council

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 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. Bourque Ltd.

As the city comptroller

Comptroller

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, he squired the purchase of the Ottawa Electric Railway, that became Ottawa Transportation Commission. In 1949 he became the first French

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-speaking mayor of Ottawa in 50 years. As mayor, at the request of Prime Minister Mackenzie King, he worked closely with urban planner Jacques Gréber

Jacques Gréber

Jacques-Henri-Auguste Gréber was a French architect specializing in landscape architecture and urban design. He was a strong proponent of the Beaux-Arts style and a contributor to the City Beautiful movement, particularly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Ottawa, Ontario.-Early life and...

 to oversee the annexation of thousands of acres of Nepean

Nepean, Ontario

- Recent quantity of snow :- History :Nepean Township, originally known as Township D, was established in 1792 and originally included what is now the central area of Ottawa west of the Rideau River. Jehiel Collins, from Vermont, is believed to have been the first person to settle in Nepean...

 and Gloucester

Gloucester, Ontario

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, laying the groundwork for the Greenbelt

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, Gatineau Park

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 and the National Capital Region

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.

His brother Romuald

Romuald Bourque

Romuald 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...

 was a mayor of Outremont and a member of the Canadian House of Commons and of the Senate of Canada. His father, Joseph Bourque, was a successful lumber baron and one of the founders of the Gatineau Fish and Game Club.

His children, Paul, Bernard, Edouard, Gerard, Pierre, Raymond, Suzanne, and Marie survived him, and Edouard, (1921–2010) Pierre and Bernard became prominent real estate developers. It is accepted by Paul Jr. that Paul was the most grounded and personal of the brothers. His grandson Pierre Bourque

Pierre Bourque (journalist)

Pierre Bourque is a former journalist and politician in Ottawa, Canada. He is currently an internet entrepreneur, who operates the online news aggragator site Bourque Newswatch....

was appointed a city of Ottawa alderman and regional councillor but lost the first election after his appointment.