Albert Leboucher

Charles Albert Leboucher (8 July 1888 – 29 November 1954) was a Tahitian businessman and politician.

Albert Leboucher
President of the Representative Assembly
In office
20 October 1951 – 14 March 1953
Preceded byJean Millaud
Succeeded byJean-Baptiste Céran-Jérusalémy
Personal details
Born8 July 1888
Papeete, Tahiti
Died29 November 1954(1954-11-29) (aged 66)

Biography

Leboucher was born in Papeete on 8 July 1888.[1] His father had arrived in Tahiti from France in 1865 and established a furniture and carpentry business.[2] Leboucher was a successful businessman,[3] taking over his father's company and becoming a ship owner and President of the Chamber of Commerce.[2] He was also well known for his acupuncture and homeopathy practice.[2]

Leboucher was elected to Papeete municipal council and the Representative Assembly, representing the constituency of Papeete. He was elected First Vice President of the Assembly in 1950,[4] and the following year he became President, a post he held until it was converted into a Territorial Assembly in 1953. In 1951 he received the Legion of Honour.[5]

He died due to heart problems in November 1954.[3] Following his death, his son Georges won the by-election for the vacant seat on the Territorial Assembly.[6]

References
  1. Publications de la Société des océanistes, Issue 36, 322
  2. Albert Leboucher 1888-1954 Assembly of French Polynesia
  3. M. Albert Leboucher Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1955, p142
  4. Notes from French Oceania Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1950, p75
  5. Brief Notes from Tahiti Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1951, p14
  6. In a by-election Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1955, p18
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