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Sir Wilfrid Laurier

 
7th Prime Minister of Canada

July 11, 1896 - October 6, 1911

 

Born

  • November 20, 1841, St. Lin, Canada East

Education

  • McGill University, B.C.L. 1864

Personal Status

  • Married 1868, Zoe Lafontaine (1841-1921)

Professional Life

  • Lawyer (called to the Bar Canada East in 1864)
  • 1866-1867 Editor of Le Defricheur
  • 1869-1878 Ensign, Arthabaskaville Infantry
  • 1871-1874 MLA Quebec

Died

  • February 17, 1919, Ottawa, Ontario

Buried

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 the Yukon Territory 1898
  • Canadian participation in the South African War 1899-1902
  • Alaska Boundary Dispute 1903
  • Construction of the second transcontinental railway 1903
  • Creation of the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta 1905
  • Formation of the Departments of Labour 1900 and External Affairs 1909
  • Naval Service Bill 1910
  • Leader of the Opposition 1911-1919

 
Source:  Government of Canada
   

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