Hubert-Charron Cabana
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Hubert-Charron Cabana | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Sherbrooke | |
| In office 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Galt Lomas |
| Succeeded by | William Thomas White |
| In office 1880–1881 | |
| Preceded by | William Bullock Ives |
| Succeeded by | John Griffith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 June 1838 Verchères, Lower Canada |
| Died | 9 June 1901 (aged 62) Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Occupation | Lawyer Journalist Politician Office holder |
Hubert-Charron Cabana (14 June 1838 – 9 June 1901) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist, politician, and office holder.
Born in Verchères, Lower Canada, Cabana was one of the first French-Canadian lawyers in Sherbrooke.[1] He founded the first French-language newspaper in that city, called Le Pionnier de Sherbrooke, and became its first francophone mayor.
He was appointed consulting counsel on 26 June 1883 and elected Bâtonnierof Saint-François district in May 1884.[1]
He died in Sherbrooke on June 9, 1901.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Biography – CABANA, HUBERT-CHARRON – Volume XIII (1901-1910) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean, eds. (1994). "Hubert-Charron Cabana". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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