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Sir Louis-Hippolyte Ménard dit La Fontaine, 1st Baronet, KCMG (October 4, 1807 – February 26, 1864) was a Canadian politician who served as the first Premier of the United Province of Canada and the first head of a responsible government in Canada. [1] He was born in Boucherville, Lower Canada in 1807. A jurist and statesman, La Fontaine was ...
Jan 20, 2008 · Sir Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine, also La Fontaine, politician (born 4 October 1807 in Boucherville, Lower Canada; died 26 February 1864 in Montréal, Canada East). Sir Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine, joint premier of the Province of Canada, 1848-51, oil on canvas, by June Forbes McCormack.
Sir Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine, Baronet (born October 4, 1807, Boucherville, Lower Canada [now Quebec]—died February 26, 1864, Montreal) was a Canadian statesman who was joint premier of the Province of Canada with Robert Baldwin (as the attorneys general of Canada East and Canada West, respectively) in 1842–43 and again during the “great ...
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Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine attracted attention at an early age. At the Collège de Montréal, where he began classical studies in 1820, he rapidly distinguished himself by a love of work and an astonishing memory.
Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine (1807-1864) was a Canadian politician of French-speaking background who collaborated with Robert Baldwin in the achievement of "responsible government" and who laid the basis for the effective participation of French-Canadians in the government of the country.
Sir Louis-Hippolyte Ménard dit La Fontaine, 1st Baronet, KCMG (October 4, 1807 – February 26, 1864) was a Canadian politician who served as the first Premier of the United Province of Canada and the first head of a responsible government in Canada. He was born in Boucherville, Lower Canada in 1807.
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The city authorities of Montreal named Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine park as a tribute to Chief Justice Lafontaine's memory. The unveiling of the La Fontaine Monument in Parc La Fontaine Montreal was a tremendous event to honour such a great man, who is considered the father of responsible Government in Canada.
