Besserer Park is named in honour of Louis-Théodore Besserer, a veteran of the War of 1812.
Louis-Théodore Besserer was born in Château-Richer near Quebec City in January 1785. Following completion of classical studies, he became a notary and opened his own office in Quebec City. During the War of 1812, Besserer serveed first as a lieutenant in the Quebec City militia and later as a captain.
In 1845, he moved to Bytown/Ottawa where he became a succesful businessman, owning large tracts of land in the Sandy Hill area. Besserer dies in Ottawa on 03 February 1861.
