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Sir Wilfrid Laurier was a Canadian lawyer, newspaperman, and politician the seventh Prime Minister of Canada, and the first of French background, serving from 1896-1911.[1]
While a newspaper editor in the 1860's, Laurier opposed Confederation, though accepted it after the fact in order to protect the rights of French Canadians. After being elected to the Quebec legislature in 1871, Laurier won election to a federal riding, joining Alexander Mackenzie's caucus in the wake of the Pacific Scandal and the defeat of Sir John A. Macdonald.[2]
Laurier used the deeds of Louis Riel for political gain, both following the Red River Rebellion[2] and the North-West Rebellion.[2][1] After his resignation, Edward Blake picked Laurier to succeed him. After Macdonald's death in 1891, four consecutive Conservative Prime Ministers, Sir John Abbott, Sir John Thompson, Sir Mackenzie Bowell, and Sir Charles Tupper used the years that Macdonald had won them. Laurier, whose status had risen in the intervening years, won the election.
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The following list is of explicit appearances of Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
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1966 | Sir Wilfrid Laurier |
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2007 | Wilfrid Laurier |
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2010 | Sir Wilfrid Laurier |
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2011 - present | Sir Wilfrid Laurier |
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2019 | Sir Wilfrid Laurier |
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1902 | Sir Wilfrid Laurier |
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1917 | Wilfrid Laurier |
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2004 | Wilfrid Laurier |
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2011 | Sir Wilfrid Laurier |
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2013 | Sir Wilfrid Laurier |
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2016 | Sir Wilfrid Laurier |
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Links[]
- Wilfrid Laurier on Wikipedia
- Wilfrid Laurier on the Canadian Encyclopedia
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sir Wilfrid Laurier - Jacques Monet - Encyclopaedia Britannica
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 LAURIER, Sir WILFRID (baptized Henry-Charles-Wilfrid) - Réal Bélanger - Accessed 23 August 2020 - Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14
- ↑ Jack Creley - IMDB
- ↑ Confederate Treasure - IMDB
- ↑ 24 Hours Til Doomsday - IMDB
- ↑ The Trial of Terrence Meyers - IMDB
- ↑ Brian Paul - IMDB
- ↑ Civilization VI - IMDB
- ↑ Alain E. Cadieux - IMDB
- ↑ Richard Tatum - IMDB
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