death_date death_place predecessor birth_place successor imagesize office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
may 10 , 1924 ottawa frank h. plant bytown napoléon champagne 150 mayor of ottawa june 1 , 1853 1924 henry watters
 1924 henry watters
henry watters

henry watters -lrb- june 1 , 1853 -- may 10 , 1924 -rrb- was mayor of the city of ottawa in 1924 .
he was born in bytown in 1853 .
he worked as a clerk in a drug store , studied to become a pharmacist and opened his own drug store .
he was a founding member of the canadian pharmaceutical association .
he was president of the local liberal association .
when a new city pool , now known as the champagne bath , was officially dedicated in may 1924 , watters was supposed to officiate , but died of a heart attack on the way to the ceremony .
so , napoléon champagne , then the city comptroller , dedicated the pool a few days later .
champagne assumed the role of mayor for the remainder of the year .
