Ulrick Chérubin
Ulrick Chérubin | |
|---|---|
 Ulrick Chérubin during an event associated to Amos' centennial celebration. | |
| Mayor of Amos, Quebec | |
| In office 2002 – September 25, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Murielle Angers-Turpin |
| Succeeded by | Donald Blanchet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 24, 1943 Jacmel, Haiti |
| Died | September 25, 2014 (aged 70) Amos, Quebec, Canada |
| Spouse | Immacula Morriset[1] |
| Profession | Teacher |
Ulrick Chérubin (December 24, 1943 – September 25, 2014) was a
Early life
The youngest of five children, Chérubin was born in
Fleeing the dictatorship regime of
Chérubin continued to teach in 1973, and also studied administration and
Political career
Chérubin was first elected as a municipal councillor in Amos in 1994, winning his seat with a five-hundred vote majority.[6] After being re-elected unopposed as a councillor in 1998, Chérubin was elected to the position of mayor of Amos. In 2004, he was awarded the Jackie Robinson Award, in honour of his status as a pioneering Black Canadian, by the Montreal Association of Black Business Persons and Professionals.[7]
In 2009, city councillors Charles Yancey and Chuck Turner of Boston, Massachusetts, sponsored a motion declaring January 2, 2010, to be Ulrick Chérubin Day in the City of Boston, when he visited the city.[1]
Chérubin was most recently re-elected in 2013, winning his fourth consecutive term, winning 73% of the vote in a victory over Amos municipal councillor Éric Mathieu.[8]
On November 10, 2013, Chérubin appeared on Le Banquier, the Quebec version of Deal or No Deal, where he won a total of $222,500. Chérubin, who was selected to take part in the program out of a pool of eight thousand initial applicants, appeared in order to promote and raise funds for the centennial celebration of the town of Amos.[9]
Death
On September 25, 2014, Chérubin died in Amos, aged 70 from
References
- ^ a b "Honorable Ulrick Chérubin" (PDF). Office of the City Clerk, Boston, Massachusetts. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Le maire d'Amos, Ulrick Chérubin, est mort". Radio-Canada. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Blatchford, Andy (31 March 2013). "How two Haitian friends became Quebec mayors". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Ulrick Chérubin". Cape Breton Post (in French). 7 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Politique | Actualités | L'Écho Abitibien et Le Citoyen de la Vallée de l'or et Le Citoyen de l'Harricana". www.lechoabitibien.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24.
- ^ ISBN 978-2553014116.
- ^ "Three honoured with Jackie Robinson Awards". The Gazette, May 9, 2004.
- ^ "Ulrick Chérubin récolte un quatrième mandat à la mairie d'Amos". Radio-Canada (in French). 3 November 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Guindon, Martin (10 November 2013). "Ulrick Chérubin gagne 222 500 $ au Banquier". Abitibi Express (in French). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Ulrick Cherubin, one of Canada's first black mayors, dead at 70". Sun News Network, September 25, 2014.