Louis St. Laurent
Louis Stephen St. Laurent (Saint-Laurent or St-Laurent in French, baptized Louis-Étienne St-Laurent; 1 February 1882 – 25 July 1973) was the 12th prime minister of Canada, from 15 November 1948 to 21 June 1957.
Louis St. Laurent | |
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 St. Laurent in 1948 | |
| 12th Prime Minister of Canada | |
| In office 15 November 1948 – 21 June 1957 | |
| Monarch | |
| Governor General | |
| Preceded by | W. L. Mackenzie King |
| Succeeded by | John Diefenbaker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Louis Stephen St-Laurent 1 February 1882 Compton, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 25 July 1973 (aged 91) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Saint Thomas d'Aquin Cemetery, Compton, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Jeanne Renault (m. 1908; died 1966) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Louis St. Laurent Media
Louis and Jeanne on their wedding day, May 19, 1908
St. Laurent as a lawyer, 1936
St. Laurent (left) and Prime Minister King (right) at the San Francisco Conference, May 1945
St. Laurent (bottom, centre-right) and King (bottom, centre) and other delegates negotiating the entry of Newfoundland and Labrador into Confederation, 1947
Louis St. Laurent, August 7, 1948
St. Laurent shaking hands with supporters during the 1949 election campaign
Canadian Prime Minister*St. Laurent (far left), British prime minister Winston Churchill (left), British foreign minister Anthony Eden (right), and Canadian foreign minister Lester Pearson (far right) in Ottawa in 1954
Rt. Hon. Louis S. St. Laurent - Prime Minister of Canada (1948-1957).
The construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959
Statue on grounds of the Supreme Court of Canada
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