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Eugène Martineau (1837–1880) was mayor of Ottawa from 1872–1873 the first francophone mayor for Ottawa after the town’s name was changed from Bytown.He was born in Saint-Nicolas Quebec in 1837. Martineau came to Ottawa some time before 1860. A stone building on Murray Street in the Byward Market area now known as Heritage House previously known as the Martineau Hotel was built by Martineau in 1872. He served at least 16 years as alderman on the City Council.
