Charles Albert Leboucher (8 July 1888 – 29 November 1954) was a Tahitian businessman and politician.
Biography Leboucher was born in Papeete on 8 July 1888.Publications de la Société des océanistes, Issue 36, 322 His father had arrived in Tahiti from France in 1865 and established a furniture and carpentry business.Albert Leboucher 1888-1954 Assembly of French Polynesia Leboucher was a successful businessman, taking over his father's company and becoming a ship owner and President of the Chamber of Commerce. He was also well known for his acupuncture and homeopathy practice.
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,Notes from French Oceania Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1950, p75 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.Brief Notes from Tahiti Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1951, p14
He died due to heart problems in November 1954.M. Albert Leboucher Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1955, p142 Following his death, his son Georges won the by-election for the vacant seat on the Territorial Assembly.In a by-election Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1955, p18
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