- Albert Champagne
Albert Champagne (
June 5 1866 –October 12 1937 ) was aSaskatchewan rancher, hotel-owner and political figure. He represented Battleford in theLegislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1908 and in theCanadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 1908 to 1917.He was born in
Ottawa in 1866, the son of Séraphin Champagne. He apprenticed as a tailor there before enrolling in the Northwest Mounted Police in 1885. In 1895, Champagne left the police and purchased a large ranch nearBattleford, Saskatchewan . He later sold the ranch and took over the operation of a hotel in Battleford, buying another hotel there a few years later. He was also involved in the sale of horses. In 1904, Champagne became the first mayor of Battleford. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the federal parliament for Battleford in 1921.He died at Ottawa in 1937.
Champagne was the first
francophone to serve in the Saskatchewan assembly and the only French-speaking member from western Canada during his term in the House of Commons.His brother Napoléon served in the Ontario provincial assembly and also as mayor of Ottawa.
External links
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=918efb3a-d92d-46aa-83f0-6e63ac4cf6d3&Language=E Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.societehisto.com/Musee/Biographies/Champagne.html Biography at le Musée Virtuel Francophone de la Saskatchewan]
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