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Louis Stephen St. Laurent PC CC QC ( Saint-Laurent or St-Laurent in French, baptized Louis-Étienne St-Laurent; February 1, 1882 – July 25, 1973) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 12th prime minister of Canada from 1948 to 1957.
Feb 17, 2009 · Louis Stephen St-Laurent, prime minister 1948–57, lawyer, politician (born 1 February 1882 in Compton, Québec; died 25 July 1973 in Québec City). Under St-Laurent’s leadership, Canada extended old-age pensions, enacted hospital insurance and approved provincial equalization payments.
Louis St. Laurent. Dubbed “ Uncle Louis ” for his gentle, square style, Louis St. Laurent was an icon of the relative peace and prosperity that defined Canadian society in the aftermath of World War II (1939-1945).
Louis Saint Laurent (born Feb. 1, 1882, Compton, Que., Can.—died July 25, 1973, Quebec, Que.) was a Canadian statesman and jurist who, as Liberal prime minister in 1948–57, helped to maintain Canadian unity and to bring about reforms.
To date, Louis S. St-Laurent is the only Canadian Prime Minister born in the Eastern Townships. His life began in Compton in 1882. St-Laurent's parents, a French Canadian father and an Irish mother, ran a general store and were of modest means.
Mar 4, 2021 · “No finer human being ever governed Canada, and none has been so thoroughly misunderstood as Louis St. Laurent.” Many consider Laurent to be one of the best prime ministers of the 20 th century and he was greatly admired for his decisiveness, patriotism, and sharp mind.
May 17, 2021 · Louis St. Laurent, Canada’s twelfth prime minister, is largely forgotten today. Even as he guided Canada into the prosperous second half of the twentieth century, as prime minister from 1948 to 1957, he attracted few historians to write his story.
Jun 3, 2021 · Born 17 years after Confederation, first elected to office in 1942, defeated as prime minister 64 years ago: Louis St-Laurent seems an unlikely choice to be having a moment now, nearly 140 years after his birth. But a moment it is.
St-Laurent was responsible for several important departmental changes and was prominent in the field of international relations. He was one of the first western leaders to advocate the North Atlantic treaty Organization.
May 11, 2018 · Louis Stephen St. Laurent (born 1882) was a Canadian statesman. He was prime minister and leader of the Liberal party of Canada, and during his efficient government Canada experienced an economic boom.
