John C. Bourinot was a dry goods merchant, newspaper owner and political figure in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada. He represented Inverness County

Inverness (provincial electoral district)

Inverness is a provincial electoral district on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....

 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

 from 1916 to 1925 as a Liberal

Liberal Party of Nova Scotia

The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...

 member.

He was born in Arichat, Nova Scotia

Arichat, Nova Scotia

The village of Arichat is one of the oldest communities in Nova Scotia, dating back to the 18th century. It is a district of Richmond County on Isle Madame....

, the son of Marshall Bourinot, and was educated at the Sydney Academy

Sydney Academy

Sydney Academy is one of two main secondary schools, along with Riverview, for the city of Sydney, Nova Scotia....

. Bourinot was married twice: first to Minnie V. Hunson and then to Lottie Philpott in 1896. He was manager, owner and editor of the Eastern Journal. Bourinot served four terms as mayor of Port Hawkesbury

Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia

-Historical residents:*Henry Nicholas Paint , member of Parliament for Richmond county, merchant and land owner. His family received land grants at Belle Vue on the Strait of Canso in 1817 and at Point Tupper in 1863, and did much to develop the local communities in the area.*Arthur John Langley ...

. He was customs collector at Port Hawkesbury from 1886 to 1898. Bourinot died in Port Hawkesbury at the age of 64.