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	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		Routhier went to Europe in 1875 and established friendships with Roman Catholic authors in France, England, and Italy.
		Routhier had to adjourn the proceedings several times because of a trip to Europe (of which he published an account later) and problems with his health.
		In 1897 Routhier refused the office of lieutenant governor of the North-West Territories, but he accepted those of judge in Admiralty of the Exchequer Court of Canada, which he held until 1906, and president of the local Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
	www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=41806 (1647 words)

	O Canada - Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Adolphe Routhier was born in 1839 in Saint-Placide, Lower Canada (Quebec).
		Routhier was also an accomplished French-Canadian poet and was actually better known as a poet than a judge.
		Since Routhier was the president of the Congress at the time, Robitaille could not have made a better choice.
	www3.sympatico.ca /goweezer/canada/canrouthier.htm (211 words)

	Canadian Anthem History The Syrian Honorary Consulate Community Centre Toronto Canada
		He was probably better known as a poet than as a judge, and it was natural that the Honourable Théodore Robitaille, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, should turn to him to write the words of a hymn for the great "Congrès national des Canadians-Français" in 1880.
		Since Routhier was president of the Congress at the time, a happier choice could hardly have been made.
		Routhier who wrote under the name of Jean Piquefort, was later Chief Justice of Quebec until his retirement from the Bench in 1906.
	www.syriatoday.ca /o-canada.htm (2914 words)

	CANOE -- CNEWS: Canada Canadiana - National anthem: O Canada
		Adolphe Routhier (1839-1920) was born in Saint-Placide (Lower Canada).
		He was probably better known as a poet than as a judge, and it was natural that the Honourable Theodore Robitaille, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, should turn to him to write the words of a hymn for the great "Congres national des Canadians-Francais" in 1880.
		Descendants of Weir and Routhier were on the official platform, as well as the successor of Robitaille, the Honourable Jean-Pierre Cote.
	cnews.canoe.ca /CNEWS/Canada/Canadiana/pf-anthem.html (2881 words)

	anythingbut.com: Canada Archives
		Sir Adolphe was made a knight of the The Most Honourable Order of the Bath in 1911.
		He chose law and rose rapidly in the profession, becoming in due course, like Routhier, a judge first as Recorder of the City of Montréal and later to the Exchequer Court of Canada (now the Federal Court of Canada).
		Descendants of Weir and Routhier were on the official platform, as well as the successor of Robitaille, the Honourable Jean-Pierre Côté.
	www.anythingbut.com /archive/cat_canada.html (3281 words)

	The flag moves The wind moves The mind moves Nothing is still
		Interestingly, it was first sung at a ice skaters banquet on June 24, 1880.
		The music was written by Calixa Lavallee and the words, first written in French, were by Adolphe-Basile Routhier.
		It was written specifically for the St. Jean Baptist society in Quebec and it was not heard in English Canada until after the turn of the 20th century.
	www.shoreikan.com /july01.htm (293 words)

	O Canada - History
		It was for this reason that he was commissioned to set a poem written by Judge Adolphe-Basile Routhier to music.
		The Mendelssohn Choir perfomed the song with the English lyrics and Richardson was complimented by both Judge Routhier and the Quebec press.
		On the official platform with the Governor General were descendents of both Weir and Routhier, as well as the successor of Robitaille, the Honourable Jean-Pierre Côté.
	www3.sympatico.ca /goweezer/canada/cananhist.htm (1275 words)

	Welcome to the Coquitlam Now - On Line - Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		French lyrics to accompany the music were written by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier.
		Although this first performance of O Canada with Routhier's French words was well received on the evening, it does not seem to have made a lasting impression at that time.
		English Canada probably first heard O Canada when school children sang it when the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall (later King George V and Queen Mary) toured Canada in 1901.
	www.thenownews.com /issues03/071103/community/071103co4.html (328 words)

	Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		National anthem, approved by the Parliament of Canada in 1967 (see National and royal anthems) and adopted officially 1 Jul 1980.
		Originally called 'Chant national,' it was written in Quebec City by Adolphe-Basile Routhier (words in French) and Calixa Lavallée (music) and first performed there in 1880.
		It began to be sung widely in French Canada at that time and later spread across Canada in various English-language versions, of which the best known was written by Robert Stanley Weir in 1908.
	homepage.mac.com /danthomson/aces/links.html (132 words)

	Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada: O Canada: shan't be chant - original French-Canadian national anthem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Honourable Adolphe-basile Routhier, a prominent Quiebec City lawyer and judge, was invited to write the words for the anthem, in French.
		The resulting composition, Chant national, with its melody composed by Lavallee and its four French verses penned by Routhier, received the official approval of the Lieutenant Governor, Theodore Robitaille.
		The French text written by judge Adolphe-Basile Routhier was left unchanged.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1319/is_n2_v28/ai_14482021 (1083 words)

	Kamouraska - Destination Guide - Hotel Near (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Extended to keep the rainwater off the walls, the arched and rounded eaves project from the houses in a design borrowed from the shipyards.
		One of the best examples is the Villa St-Louis, at 125 ave Morel, a private residence that was once the home of Adolphe Basile-Routhier, the man who scripted the words to Canada's national anthem.
		You may also spot several nets attached to wooden stakes emerging out of the river - these ensnare eels, traditionally the village's economic mainstay.
	www.hotelnear.com /3923/4037/9272g/Canada-Kamouraska-Destination_Guide.html (393 words)

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		Calixa Lavallée, and the original French lyrics were written by Sir
		Adolphe-Basile Routhier, as a French-Canadian patriotic song for the
		It was first performed on June 24, 1880 at a Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day banquet in
	en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/O_Canada (479 words)

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		All songs written by Emil Hyde (c)2003/4 except "Disco Hammer" and "Rock and Roll Killed the Eskimos" by Nick Dye and Emil Hyde, "Tonight" by Iggy Pop and David Bowie, and "O Canada" by Calixa Lavallée and Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier, translated by Mr.
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		(by Calixa Lavallée and Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier, translated by Mr.
	www.mystechs.com /PHP/lyrics6.html (1675 words)

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		O, Canada -- composed by Calixa Lavallée, lyrics by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier
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	www.casperbass.com /thoughts/archives/001533.html (97 words)

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