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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.
Louis Saint Laurent was a Canadian statesman and jurist who, as Liberal prime minister in 1948–57, helped to maintain Canadian unity and to bring about reforms. Saint Laurent studied at St. Charles College (Sherbrooke) and at Laval University (Quebec). He was called to the bar in 1905 and became.
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.
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).
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 · The Louis St. Laurent National Historic Site of Canada, which covers the home of his birth, celebrates his life. The Louis St. Laurent Heritage House in Quebec City also celebrates his life and time as the leader of Canada. In a ranking of the first 20 prime ministers in Canadian history up to Jean Chretien, St. Laurent ranked fourth.
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.
