Joseph-Octave Samson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Saint-Isidore, Quebec, Canada
About Joseph-Octave Samson
- Joseph-Octave Samson (9 January 1862 – 10 December 1945) was a Canadian politician, serving as Mayor of Quebec City from March 1920 to March 1926. After working with business interests, including his joint founding of the Samson & Filion Hardware company in 1887, Samson became a Quebec City councillor at the Saint-Pierre ward from 1904 to 1906 and again from 1908 to 1910.
- Samson was elected mayor of Quebec City on 16 February 1920.
- During his term as mayor, provincial premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau accused Samson of faulty city administration. After leaving his post as mayor, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a Liberal member for the Québec-Centre riding in 1927.
- He was re-elected to a second term in 1931 but defeated in the 1935 election.
- His son, Wilfrid Samson, also became a municipal and provincial politician.
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