- Arthur Desrosiers
Arthur Desrosiers (
March 10 1884 -July 7 1951 ) was a doctor and mayor of Eastview, Ontario, later known as Vanier. He also represented Russell in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1934-1937.He was born in Clarence Creek in 1884, the son of Dr. Alexis Napoleon Desrosiers and Ernestine Dionne who was the daughter of
Amable Dionne . He attended Collège Bourget inRigaud, Quebec and then studied medicine at theUniversité Laval . He was mayor of Eastview in 1918-1919, 1922 and 1924 to 1927. During his time as mayor, he favoured annexation of Eastview by the nearby city ofOttawa . Arthur is a relative ofDavid Desrosiers , a member of the bandSimple Plan Fact|date=October 2007Desrosiers drowned in 1951 while boating in the
Rideau River .References
*"Vanier (Eastview) Au Temps Des Maires", Léo Paquette (1998) ISBN 2-9802732-1-X
* "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1937", AL NormandinExternal links
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1071 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]
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