Sir Jean-Georges Garneau (19 November 1864 – 5 February 1944) was a Canadian politician, the mayor of

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from 1906 to 1910. Sir Georges Garneau was a railroad engineer involved in the construction of track between

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and

. In 1904, he became an

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professor at

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, before becoming Quebec City's mayor in 1906. From 1908 to 1939, he served as the first president of the National Battlefields Commission, which manages the

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site in Quebec City.

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University of Sherbrooke, Bilan du Siècle: Jean-Georges Garneau (1864-1944) Homme politique, homme d'affaires
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Ville de Québec toponymie (Quebec City toponymy): Garneau avenue
1864 births 1944 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in Quebec Canadian Knights Bachelor Mayors of Quebec City Academic staff of Université Laval {{Quebec-mayor-stub