Wilfrid Laurier

:Laurier re-directs here. For the Canadian federal electoral district see Laurier (electoral district). For the university in Waterloo, Ontario, see Wilfrid Laurier University.

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Laurier (electoral district) - Wilfrid Laurier University

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The Right Honourable Sir Wilfrid Laurier, PC (November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from July 11, 1896, to October 7, 1911.

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The Right Honourable - PC - November 20 - 1841 - February 17 - 1919 - Prime Minister of Canada - July 11 - 1896 - October 7 - 1911

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He was born in Saint-Lin, Canada East (what would later become Quebec), and graduated with a B.C.L. from McGill University in 1866. In 1868, he wed Zoe Lafontaine (1841-1921).

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Canada East - Quebec - McGill University - 1866 - 1868 - Zoe Lafontaine - 1841 - 1921

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Often considered one of Canada's great statesmen and the first francophone prime minister, Laurier is well known for his policies of conciliation, nation building, and compromises between French and English Canada. He argued for an English-French partnership in Canada. "I have had before me as a pillar of fire," he said, "a policy of true Canadianism, of moderation, of reconciliation."

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Canada - Francophone

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