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Sir Wilfrid Laurier
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7th Prime Minister of Canada
July 11, 1896 - October 6, 1911
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Born
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- November 20, 1841, St. Lin, Canada East
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Education
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- McGill University, B.C.L. 1864
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Personal Status
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- Married 1868, Zoe Lafontaine (1841-1921)
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Professional Life
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- Lawyer (called to the Bar Canada East in 1864)
- 1866-1867 Editor of Le Defricheur
- 1869-1878 Ensign, Arthabaskaville Infantry
- 1871-1874 MLA Quebec
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Died
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- February 17, 1919, Ottawa, Ontario
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Buried
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Party
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- Liberal
- 1887-1919 Party Leader
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Constituencies
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- 1874-1877 Drummond-Arthabaska, Quebec
- 1877-1919 Quebec East, Quebec
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Other Ministries
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- 1877-1878 Inland Revenue
- 1896-1911 President of the Privy Council
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Political Record
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- 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
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Source: Government of Canada |
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