Eloi Baribeau

Eloi Baribeau
Baribeau in the Ottawa Citizen in 1957
6th Mayor of Gatineau
In office
February 1, 1956 – July 28, 1957
Preceded byJ. Léo Smith
Succeeded byRoland Théorêt
Gatineau City Councillor
In office
May 15, 1944 – March 11, 1953
Preceded byDavid Gaulin
Succeeded byMaurice Baribeau
ConstituencyDistrict 2
Personal details
Born(1906-12-01)December 1, 1906
Lac-Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Canada
DiedJuly 28, 1957(1957-07-28) (aged 50)
Cayamant, Quebec, U.S.
Political partyIndependent
SpouseLucienne Charron
Parents
Alma materCollège Bourget

Eloi Baribeau (December 1, 1906 – July 28, 1957) was a Canadian business owner and politician in Quebec. He served as mayor of Gatineau, Quebec from 1956 to 1957.[1]

The son of former Gatineau mayor Théodore Baribeau and Lucia Lacroix, he was born in Lac-Sainte-Marie, Quebec. He was educated at Bourget College in Rigaud. He moved to Gatineau Mills, later part of Gatineau, with his parents in 1928 and afterwards opened a service station there. In 1940, Baribeau married Lucienne Charron. He served nine years on Gatineau council before becoming mayor in 1956. Baribeau died in office when he drowned after falling out of a boat in Whitefish Lake near Gracefield.[2]

  1. ^ "Eloi Baribeau". Répertoire des élus municipaux de l’Outaouais de 1845 à 1975 (in French). Archives nationales du Québec.
  2. ^ "Gatineau Mayor Drowned Despite Efforts of Son". Ottawa Citizen. July 29, 1957. p. 9.