The Right Honourable Sir Wilfrid Laurier
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 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
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