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Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC (/ ˈ l ɒr i eɪ / LORR-ee-ay; French: [wilfʁid loʁje]; November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was a Canadian lawyer, statesman, and politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911.
Wilfrid Laurier, the first French Canadian prime minister of the Dominion of Canada (1896–1911). He was noted especially for his attempts to define the role of French Canada in the federal state and to clarify Canada’s relations with the United Kingdom. He was knighted in 1897.
Wilfrid Laurier University. Inspiring Lives. Our Stories. Read our latest news and the stories that define us. Joy Khalil marks milestone as first-ever Laurier Scholars Award graduate. Laurier supports Canadian Blood Services with June blood drive. Mackenzie Schuler gives blood to honour grandfather’s example and donors who saved her friend.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier was the dominant political figure of his era. He was leader of the Liberal Party from 1887 to 1919 and Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. A skilful and pragmatic politician with a charismatic personality, he unceasingly sought compromise.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, (born Nov. 20, 1841, Saint-Lin, Canada East—died Feb. 17, 1919, Ottawa, Ont., Can.), Prime minister of Canada (1896–1911). He studied law at McGill University, where he was a leading member of the liberal Institut Canadien.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier became Canada’s seventh prime minister in 1896, serving in that role until 1911, the longest unbroken term to date. He was a strong supporter of individual liberty and decentralized federalism.
At the age of 54, Wilfrid Laurier became prime minister of Canada, the first French Canadian to hold this office since confederation. Laurier now had to shoulder his destiny. He would serve four successive terms as head of the government of Canada over a period of 15 years to fulfil it.
Holding office for 15 straight years and winning four back-to-back elections, Sir Wilfrid Laurier served a longer unbroken tenure than any other prime minister in Canadian history and is often considered the country’s second-most important leader after John A. Macdonald (1815-1891).
Wilfrid Laurier - Canadian Prime Minister, Statesman, Visionary: To his faithful followers, especially in Quebec, where his surname is used as a first name by many other Canadians, Laurier is a charismatic hero whose term of office was a happy time in Canadian history.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier was one of the central figures of Canadian history. By his tolerance and compromise, he had carried out the plan of Confederation and brought Canada to the status of nationhood. After the conscription crisis, he began to rebuild the shattered Liberals.
