Napoléon Champagne (May 4, 1861 – November 17, 1925) was

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, Ontario, Canada in 1908 and 1924, and a member of the

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representing Ottawa East from 1911 to 1914.Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948)" (Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 2005) He was born in Lower Town, Ottawa in 1861, the son of Séraphin Champagne. He studied law in

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and was called to the Quebec bar in 1898; he became a member of the Ontario bar in 1901. Champagne served 14 years on Ottawa city council and also served ten years as controller. In 1908, he served as mayor after D'Arcy Scott resigned to serve on the Board of Railway Commissioners. The Champagne Bath, a fitness facility, was named after him. He took over the role of mayor in May 1924 when mayor

Henry Watters Henry Watters (June 1, 1853 – May 10, 1924) was mayor of the city of Ottawa in 1924.Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948)" (Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 2005) He was born in By ...

died while in office. Besides serving in the provincial legislature, he also made several unsuccessful attempts at representing the

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federally. Champagne died in Ottawa after suffering a

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in 1925 and is buried in the Notre-Dame Cemetery. His brother

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served in the Canadian House of Commons.

References

*''Chain of Office: Biographical Sketches of the Early Mayors of Ottawa (1847-1948)'', Dave Mullington ()

External links

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''A cyclopædia of Canadian biography ...'', HW Charlesworth (1919)Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
1861 births 1925 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in Ontario Mayors of Ottawa Franco-Ontarian people Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Lawyers in Quebec Lawyers in Ontario 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{Ontario-mayor-stub