Pierre-Évariste Leblanc Politician

Sir Pierre-Évariste Leblanc, KCMG (August 10, 1853 – October 18, 1918) was born in Saint-Martin (today part of Laval, Quebec).He was a Quebec Conservative Party leader but never premier. First elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election in 1882 in the riding of Laval, he served as leader of the Opposition from 1905 to 1908, when he lost the 1908 election and his own seat. Served as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from February 12, 1915 until his death in Montreal 1918.Prior to his political career, Leblanc was a teacher and a lawyer.

Personal facts

Pierre-Évariste Leblanc
Birth dateAugust 10, 1853
Date of deathOctober 18, 1918

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Office holder

governor general
Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Victor Cavendish 9th Duke of Devonshire
monarch
George V
office
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Laval
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
Leader of the Official Opposition of Quebec
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
party
Conservative Party of Quebec (historical)
successor
Joseph-Mathias Tellier
Amédée Gaboury
Joseph Wenceslas Levesque

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