 
 |
Quick Facts
1841 - 1919
| Term(s) of Office: |
| July 11, 1896 - October 6, 1911 |
Born
- November 20, 1841, St. Lin, Canada East
Education
- McGill University, B.C.L. 1864
Personal Life
- Married 1868, Zoé Lafontaine (1841 - 1921)
Occupations
- Lawyer (called to the bar of Canada East in 1864)
- 1866 - 1867 Editor of Le Défricheur
- 1869 - 1878 Ensign, Arthabaskaville Infantry
- 1871 - 1874 MLA Quebec
Political Party
- Liberal
- 1887 - 1919 Party Leader
Constituencies
- 1874 - 1877 Drummond-Arthabaska, Quebec
- 1877 - 1919 Quebec East, Quebec
Other Ministries
- 1877 - 1878 Inland Revenue
- 1896 - 1911 President of the Privy Council
Political Record
- Leader of the Opposition 1887 - 1896
- Adoption of the regulations on the Manitoba Schools Question 1896
- Creation of Yukon Territory 1898
- Canadian participation in the South African War 1899 - 1902
- Alaska Boundary Dispute 1903
- Construction of a second transcontinental railway 1903
- Creation of provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta 1905
- Formation of Departments of Labour 1900 and External Affairs 1909
- Naval Service Bill 1910
- Leader of the Opposition 1911 - 1919
Died
- February 17, 1919, Ottawa, Ontario
- Grave site: Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario
Source: Canada's Prime Ministers, 1867 - 1994. [Ottawa]: National Archives of Canada, c1994. 20 p.
Laurier: main page
|
