About Gustave Francq
Lived 1871 – 1952 (aged 80–81). Gustave Francq was a Belgian journalist, trade unionist and typography.
Gustave Francq (March 1871 – January 2, 1952) was a typographer, printer, trade unionist and journalist in Canada.
Biography Born in Brussels, Belgium, the son of Benoît Francq and Henriette-Julie-Marie-Anne Cruks, Francq arrived in Québec in 1886 and worked as an apprentice typographer. He lived for a time in Lowell, Massachusetts and in Brussels before settling in Montréal in 1900.
In 1909, he became president of the Conseil des métiers et du travail de Montréal. From 1909 until 1911, he was vice-president of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada.
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Who was Gustave Francq?
Belgian journalist (1871-1952)
When was Gustave Francq born?
Gustave Francq was born in 1871 in Brussels.
When did Gustave Francq die?
Gustave Francq died on 2 January 1952 in Montreal, Quebec.
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Gustave Francq was a journalist, trade unionist and typography.
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Gustave Francq was Belgian.
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