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Louis St. Laurent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Louis Stephen St. Laurent died on July 25, 1973, in Quebec City, Quebec and was laid to rest at St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery in his hometown of Compton, Quebec. Laurent was the first Prime Minister to live in the present official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada: 24 Sussex Drive, from 1951 to the end of his term in office. St Laurent agreed to go to Ottawa on the understanding that his foray into politics was temporary and that he would return to Quebec at the conclusion of the war. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Louis_Stephen_St._Laurent   (2104 words)

MSN Encarta - St. Laurent, Louis Stephen Laurent and his wife were devoutly attached to church and family, and he showed every sign of following a quiet routine in the legal profession for the rest of his life. Laurent made good use of his talent for making quick and sober decisions, and he proved to have one of the most forward-looking and resilient minds in the political history of Canada. On December 10, St. Laurent was invited to join King's government as minister of justice and attorney general. encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761553404/St_Laurent_Louis_Stephen.html   (848 words)

St. Laurent, Louis Stephen St. Laurent, Louis Stephen, Lawyer, politician, prime minister (Born on February 1, 1883 at Compton, Que; died on July 25, 1973 at Quebec City) Louis St. Laurent was prime minister of Canada during the prosperous years after World War II. Laurent was raised in a small town in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec. St. Laurent was a person of wide accomplishments, but people who worked with him found him friendly and modest. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=J1ARTJ0007088   (620 words)

St. Laurent, Louis Stephen In Dec 1941 St. Laurent was approached by PM Mackenzie KING to become minister of justice. Born into a poor family, St. Laurent was fluently bilingual, became a prominent lawyer and, in 1914, a law professor at Laval. In June 1957 St. Laurent's government was defeated by John DIEFENBAKER's PCs, and in Jan 1958 he retired from public life, returning to his law practice in Québec. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007088   (408 words)

Louis Stephen St. Laurent Biography / Biography of Louis Stephen St. Laurent Biography Louis St. Laurent was born in Compton, Quebec, on Feb. 1, 1882, of French-and Irish-Canadian parents. When Mackenzie King retired in 1948, St. Laurent was selected as his successor at a leadership convention, and in the next year he led the Liberals to a sweeping victory in a general election. Laurent's angry attacks on the policies of Britain and France during the Suez crisis of 1956 did little to improve matters, and in the general election of 1957 the government was defeated. www.bookrags.com /biography-louis-stephen-st-laurent   (463 words)

Log Cabin Chronicles Peter Black's Quebec's Louis St. Laurent Column Louis St. Laurent was first elected to the House of Commons in February, 1942, when he was 60 years old, an age when most people would be winding down their working lives looking forward to retirement. Among Canada's prime ministers, Louis St. Laurent may be overwhelmed by the star-power and controversy of Macdonald, Laurier, King, Trudeau, and Mulroney. When St. Laurent made his first speech as a politician, running in a by-election in Quebec City, he reminded voters that he had lived and worked in the city for the past 40 years. www.tomifobia.com /black/louis_stlaurent.shtml   (695 words)

St. Laurent, Louis Stephen In Dec 1941 St. Laurent was approached by PM Mackenzie KING to become minister of justice. Born into a poor family, St. Laurent was fluently bilingual, became a prominent lawyer and, in 1914, a law professor at Laval. In June 1957 St. Laurent's government was defeated by John DIEFENBAKER's PCs, and in Jan 1958 he retired from public life, returning to his law practice in Québec. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007088   (695 words)

Presidential Papers, Doc#24 Cable. Confidential To Louis St. Laurent, 5 February 1957. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower Confidential To Louis St. Laurent, 5 February 1957. St. Laurent would tell Eisenhower that he was confident the United States would implement the disposal program in a way that would be "the least disturbing to normal grain marketing operations" (St. Laurent to Eisenhower, Feb. 12, 1957, AWF/I: Canada). Laurent had told Eisenhower that the pace of U.S. wheat surplus disposal "had been stepped up rather than moderated" since Canadian officials had met to discuss the problem with Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson in September 1955. www.eisenhowermemorial.org /presidential-papers/second-term/documents/24.cfm   (764 words)

Beaufort Gyre Exploration Project Cruise The Ship Although Louis S. St-Laurent is capable of breaking very thick ice, rule number one in ice breaking is, “if possible, avoid the ice.” This is simply because it takes longer, consumes more fuel, and produces more wear and tear on the ship when battering through the ice. Louis S. St-Laurent was built in 1967 with a steam turbine propulsion plant. In addition to her scientific duties, Louis S. St-Laurent has also provided escort and resupply services to isolated settlements and commercial operations in the arctic. www.whoi.edu /science/PO/beaufortgyre/icebreaker.html   (311 words)

Louis St. Laurent leads the way - The St. Lawrence Seaway: Gateway to the world - CBC Archives • Born Feb. 1, 1882 in Compton, Quebec, Louis St. Laurent served as Canada’s Prime Minister from 1948 to 1957. St. Laurent graduated from Laval University in 1905 with a law degree and became an active member of the Liberal Party. St. Laurent retired from politics and resigned his Liberal leadership in 1958. archives.radio-canada.ca /400d.asp?id=1-69-637-3459   (412 words)

Welcome to Louis St. Laurent Louis St. Laurent School is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This combination exists today under one name Louis St. Laurent. LSL, with approximately 1120 students, is a unique combination of a Junior High School and a Senior High School. www.louisstlaurent.ecsd.net   (275 words)

Master - Profile and Management Team Louis St-Laurent completed a major in marketing and a minor in finance and was awarded his Bachelor’s degree by Concordia University in 1980. As a result, in 1993, he was appointed to the position of sales manager and, in 1999, signed a shareholder agreement along with Louis St-Laurent, Michel Ringuet and Jean-Guy Lahaie. Today, well established and respected, Louis pursues business development activities and is considered an outstanding businessman. www.master.ca /en/about_master   (408 words)

wcr:12/06/1999 -- Louis St. Laurent High School: Jr. high students dance day away "Louis St. Laurent is known for its generosity and enthusiastic spirit," said Jan McDonald, one of the co-ordinators of the dance. When asked if he was tired, Geoffrey Ryan said, "just a bit." Geoffrey was among hundreds of brave junior high students at Louis St. Laurent Catholic School who danced for seven hours straight at their annual marathon dance Nov. 26. wcr:12/06/1999 -- Louis St. Laurent High School: Jr. www.wcr.ab.ca /news/1999/1206/studentsdance120699.shtml   (494 words)

the Rt. Honourable Louis Stephen St. Laurent Quiz Answers Louis Stephen St. Laurent was Prime Minister from 1948-1957. Louis Stephen St. Laurent died of a heart attack on July 25,1973 in Quebec City. St Laurent was born in Compton, Quebec to Jean Baptiste St. Laurent and Mary Broderick. www.hpedsb.on.ca /smood/pm/slaur_an.htm   (229 words)

The Right Honourable Louis Stephen St. Laurent Laurent finally retired from politics and resigned his party leadership in 1958 and spent the last 15 years of his life enjoying quiet time with his family and many grandchildren. Laurent was 59 years old and he already had a very distinguished and lucrative law career behind him. Buried in the Cemetery of St. Thomas Aquinas (Saint-Thomas d'Aquin Cemetery), Compton, Québec. www3.sympatico.ca /goweezer/canada/stlaurent.htm   (616 words)

MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Louis St. Laurent Louis St. Laurent became prime minister of Canada in 1948 when he replaced the retiring William Lyon Mackenzie King. MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Louis St. Laurent After taking office at age 66, St. Laurent was twice reelected when his Liberal Party won overwhelming majorities in the Canadian Parliament. encarta.msn.com /media_461551235_761553404_-1_1/Louis_St_Laurent.html   (49 words)

The Prime Ministers of Canada - Louis St. Laurent Biography Mackenzie King was Canada’s tenth prime minister and in 1948 was succeeded by Louis St. Laurent. At the age of 66, Louis St. Laurent became prime minister of a united, prosperous country. Brilliant, urbane, direct, and thoughtful, St. Laurent then moved into the Department of External Affairs where, as a committed internationalist, he ensured Canada's participation in the United Nations. www.primeministers.ca /stlaurent/bio_2.php   (443 words)

Louis St. Laurent Laurent was initially well-received by the Canadian public, who often referred to him as "Uncle Louis," but by 1957 both the prime minister and his government began to appear tired and old. St Laurent agreed to go to Ottawa on the understanding that his entry to politics was temporary and that he would return to Quebec at the conclusion of the war. Some ministers wanted St. Laurent to stay on and form a minority government or reach out to the CCF to form a coalition majority government, the Prime Minister decided that the nation had passed a verdict against his government and he resigned as Prime Minister rather than be seen as clinging to office. www.infothis.com /find/Louis_St._Laurent   (443 words)

MSN Encarta - St. Laurent, Louis Stephen Laurent and his wife were devoutly attached to church and family, and he showed every sign of following a quiet routine in the legal profession for the rest of his life. Laurent made good use of his talent for making quick and sober decisions, and he proved to have one of the most forward-looking and resilient minds in the political history of Canada. On December 10, St. Laurent was invited to join King's government as minister of justice and attorney general. ca.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761553404/St_Laurent_Louis_Stephen.html   (443 words)

Welcome to the Plains of Abraham Make yourself comfortable in the living room, get involved in the affairs of Louis S. St. Laurent and ask questions, listen to the family tell stories in the smoking room, make your entrance in the dining room where lavish social events took place and imagine the delicious treats concocted by Jeanne Renault, wife of Mr. Step into the world of the Right Honourable Louis S. St. Laurent, former Canadian Prime Minister from 1948 to 1957 and great architect of modern Canada, and revisit a slice of history of the Grande Allée’s heyday. Share the intimacy of the St. Laurent family and thus meet the people who brought to life this magnificent residence whose architecture is typical of the Grande Allée's heyday of sumptuous houses and social events. www.ccbn-nbc.gc.ca /_en/maisonpatrimonial.php   (221 words)

CanadaInfo: Government: Federal: Prime Minister: Former Prime Ministers: St. Laurent St. Laurent was descended from French and British ancestry, and like his predecessor, fluently bilingual, commanding the admiration and support of Canadians of both cultures. St. Laurent was persuaded to stand as a candidate at the leadership convention in August 1948, which he won. St. Laurent's bilingualism was an asset and he found himself representing Quebec clients in Ottawa, Great Britain and the U.S. He excelled in both corporate and constitutional law. www.craigmarlatt.com /canada/government/stlaurent.html   (896 words)

North America Canada Society and Culture History Government Prime Ministers St. Laurent, Louis Louis Stephen St. Laurent - Photographs of the late Prime Minister and his grave, brief biography, committal information, and interactive visitor comments from Find A Grave. Louis S. St. Laurent National Historic Site - A living reminder of the life and work of the former Prime Minister of Canada. The Preservation of Civilization - 1950 Convocation speech at the University of Toronto by Louis Stephen St-Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada (1948-1957). www.iper1.com /iper1-odp/scat/id/Regional/North_America/Canada/Society_and_Culture/History/Government/Prime_Ministers/St._Laurent,_Louis   (218 words)

'Uncle Louis' charms the voters - Campaigning for Canada - CBC Archives But only two politicians, Louis St. Laurent and Pierre Trudeau, have won the party leadership and the keys to the Prime Minister's Office and managed to stay there by winning the next federal election. • Born of humble beginnings on Feb. 1, 1882, Louis Stephen St. Laurent was raised in a bilingual household in Quebec's Eastern Townships. Eager to continue the social reforms of his predecessor, former prime minister Mackenzie King, St. Laurent campaigns on the Liberal record of past achievement. archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-73-1181-6502/politics_economy/federal_elections/clip2   (503 words)

Louis S. St-Laurent National Historic Site of Canada LOUIS S. This federal National Historic Site commemorates the life and career of the Right Honorable Louis S. St-Laurent (1882-1973), who served as Prime Minister of Canada from 1948-1957, and who was born and raised in Compton. Objects and furnishings recreate the setting in which Louis St-Laurent was raised. Parks Canada, Louis S. St. Laurent: Two Careers, One Destiny (1995): $5.00. www.townshipsheritage.com /Eng/Org/National/NHS_st-laurent.html   (424 words)

Log Cabin Chronicles Peter Black's Louis St. Laurent Column We have visited the place Louis was born in Compton, in the Eastern Townships; in fact, the J.B.M. St. Laurent general store, founded in 1879, is the big attraction in this particularly pleasant little village. One of my friends and colleagues is a member of the St. Laurent clan and he, in many ways, embodies Uncle Louis' strong intellect, eloquent bilingualism, and innate understanding of how anglos and francos can get along if given half a chance. I'm kind of partial to Louis St. Laurent, for several reasons. www.tomifobia.com /unclelouis.html   (640 words)

The Prime Ministers of Canada - Louis St. Laurent Intro "Uncle Louis" St. Laurent was presented to Canadians as a kind, gentle prime minister, interested in giving the country good government and better welfare programs. The Prime Ministers of Canada - Louis St. Laurent Intro On the other hand, St. Laurent grew old and tired in office, suffered from intermittent depression, and tried to stay in power too long. www.primeministers.ca /stlaurent/intro.php   (104 words)

Louis St. Laurent Recent Publications Simmons, H. Jayne, L. St. Laurent, and A. Weaver, 2004. Laurent, L., S. Stringer, C. Garrett, and D. Perrault-Joncas, 2003. Thurnherr, A. St. Laurent, K. Speer, J. Toole, and J. Ledwell, 2004. ocean.fsu.edu /faculty/stlaurent/stlaurentpubs.html   (142 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - Wilfrid St St Laurent, Louis Stephen (1882-1973), Canadian lawyer, statesman, and prime minister of Canada (1948-1957), born in Compton, Quebec province, and... Wilfrid, St (634-709 or 710), English prelate, born of noble Northumbrian parentage. MSN Encarta - Search Results - Wilfrid St MSN Home uk.encarta.msn.com /Wilfrid_St.html   (109 words)

Louis St-Laurent (1882-1973) To date, Louis S. St-Laurent is the only Canadian Prime Minister born in the Eastern Townships. To learn more about the life and career of Louis St-Laurent, visit his childhood home and his family's general store, now the Louis S. St-Laurent National Historic Site. Though his family was staunchly Liberal, Louis St-Laurent had no desire to enter politics. www.townshipsheritage.com /Eng/Hist/FamousPol/st-laurent.html   (382 words)

AllRefer.com - Louis Stephen St. Laurent (Canadian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia Louis Stephen St. Laurent[saN lOrAN´] Pronunciation Key, 1882–1973, Canadian political leader. You are here : AllRefer.com > Reference > Encyclopedia > Canadian History, Biographies > Louis Stephen St. Laurent AllRefer.com - Louis Stephen St. Laurent (Canadian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/StLauren.html   (218 words)

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