Sir Wilfrid Laurier
View Paper
ESSAY DETAILS
Words: 905
Pages: 3
(approximately 235 words/page)
Pages: 3
(approximately 235 words/page)
Essay Database > History
Born
20 November 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
17 February 1919, Ottawa, Ontario
Buried
Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario
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
showed first 75 words of 905 total
Sign up for EssayTask and enjoy a huge collection of student essays, term papers and research papers. Improve your grade with our unique database!
showed first 75 words of 905 total
showed last 75 words of 905 total
issue in the 1917 election, and several Liberals formed a union government with the Conservatives for the duration of the war. Laurier died on February 17,1919, having served for forty-five years in the House of Commons. At his funeral, 50,000 people lined the streets of Ottawa, while hundreds of dignitaries and officials from all over the country followed the funeral procession. This solemn occasion was one of the first public events in Canada to be recorded on film.
issue in the 1917 election, and several Liberals formed a union government with the Conservatives for the duration of the war. Laurier died on February 17,1919, having served for forty-five years in the House of Commons. At his funeral, 50,000 people lined the streets of Ottawa, while hundreds of dignitaries and officials from all over the country followed the funeral procession. This solemn occasion was one of the first public events in Canada to be recorded on film.