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Wilfrid Laurier
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7th prime minister of Canada (1841-1919)
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Wilfrid Laurier, born Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier in 1841 in Saint-Lin–Laurentides, was a Canadian politician, lawyer, journalist, and essayist. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he was a Catholic who spoke French and English. His native language was Canadian French, and he wrote in French. He was affiliated with the honorifics The Right Honourable, The Honourable, and Sir, and held the suffix King's Counsel.
Laurier was married to Zoé Laurier. He worked in Ottawa, where he also died in 1919 from a stroke. He is buried at Notre-Dame Cemetery. His notable works include *La liberté des debats et de la discussion publique*, *Speech on the transcontinental railway, 1871-1890*, *Wilfrid Laurier à la tribune*, *Le Canada et la marine*, and *Manifeste de Laurier*. He is described in sources such as the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1841
- Died
- 1919
- Works
- 83
Top works
- La liberté des debats et de la discussion publique
- Speech on the transcontinental railway
- 1871-1890, Wilfrid Laurier à la tribune
- Le Canada et la marine
- Manifeste de Laurier
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Monarchs
- Victoria Edward VII George V
- Governors general
- The Earl of Aberdeen The Earl of Minto The Earl Grey
- Preceded by
- Charles Tupper
- Succeeded by
- Robert Borden
- Prime minister
- Alexander Mackenzie
- Born
- Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier , ( 1841-11-20 ) November 20, 1841, Saint-Lin , Canada East, United Province of Canada
- Died
- February 17, 1919 (1919-02-17) (aged 77), Ottawa , Ontario, Canada
- Resting place
- Notre Dame Cemetery , Ottawa, Ontario
- Party
- Liberal
- Other political affiliations
- Laurier Liberal (1917–1919)
- Spouse
- Zoé Lafontaine ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1868 )
- Education
- McGill University ( LL.L. , 1864)
- Profession
- Lawyer
- Allegiance
- Canada
- Branch service
- Canadian militia
- Years of service
- 1869–1878
- Rank
- Ensign , Lieutenant
- Unit
- Arthabaskaville Infantry Company
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilfrid
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Saint-Lin–Laurentides
- Place of death
- Ottawa
- Spouse
- Zoé Laurier
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- member of the House of Commons of Canada
- Political party
- Liberal Party of Canada
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Canadian French
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Image
- The Honourable Sir Wilfrid Laurier Photo C (HS85-10-16873) - medium crop.jpg
- Work location
- Ottawa
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- Commons category
- Wilfrid Laurier
- date of birth
- 1841-11-20
- date of death
- 1919-02-17
- topic's main category
- Category:Wilfrid Laurier
- birth name
- Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons gallery
- Wilfrid Laurier
- cause of death
- stroke
- place of burial
- Notre-Dame Cemetery
- writing language
- French
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- honorific suffix
- King's Counsel
- manner of death
- natural causes
- candidacy in election
- 1917 Canadian federal election
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier (November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. The first French Canadian prime minister, his 15-year tenure remains the longest uninterrupted term of office among Canadian prime ministers and his nearly 45 years of service in the House of Commons is a record for the House. Laurier is best known for his compromises between English and French Canada.
Laurier studied law at McGill University and practised as a lawyer before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1871. He was then elected as a member of Parliament (MP) in the 1874 federal election. As an MP, Laurier gained a large personal following among French Canadians and the Québécois. After serving as minister of inland revenue under Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie from 1877 to 1878, Laurier became leader of the Liberal Party in 1887. He lost the 1891 federal election to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald's Conservative Party. However, controversy surrounding the Conservative government's handling of the Manitoba Schools Question gave Laurier's Liberal Party a victory in the 1896 federal election. He led the Liberals to three more majority governments in 1900, 1904, and 1908.
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