George Garneau Memorial, Plains of Abraham

Jean-Georges Garneau (1864–1944) was a Canadian politician, the mayor of Québec City from 1906 to 1910.

Sir Georges Garneau was a railroad engineer involved in the construction of track between Lac Saint-Jean and Québec City. In 1904, he became an analytical chemistry professor at Université Laval, before becoming Québec City's mayor in 1906. From 1908 to 1939, he served as the first president of the National Battlefields Commission, which manages the Plains of Abraham site in Québec City.

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