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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 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.
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).
Senior Principal Oceanographer. Email. lstlaurent@apl.uw.edu. Research Interests. Model Parameterization, Internal Tides, Abyssal Circulation, Ocean Energetics. Biosketch. Louis St. Laurent's research focuses on the influence of small-scale physical phenomena on the large-scale ocean circulation.
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.
Biographical Information: Louis Stephen St-Laurent (1882-1973). Born in Compton, Quebec, St-Laurent was twelfth Prime Minister of Canada. Serving from 1948 to 1957, he was considered instrumental in the foundation of the social welfare system, and laying the groundwork for universal healthcare.
