Born
1 February 1882, Compton, Quebec
The Right Honourable
Louis Stephen St. Laurent
Biographical Information
Born
1 February 1882, Compton, Quebec
Education
Laval University (Law)
Personal Status
Married 1908, Jeanne Renault (1886-1966)
Two sons, three daughters
Occupation
Lawyer
1914 Professor of Law, Laval University
1929 Bâtonnier of the Quebec Bar
1930-1932 President of the Canadian Bar Association
1937-1940 Counsel to Rowell-Sirois Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations
Party
Liberal
1948-1958 Party Leader
Constituencies
1942-1958 Quebec East, Quebec
Other Ministries
1941-1946 Justice
1946-1948 External Affairs
Political Record
Trans-Canada Highway Act 1949
Promoted Canada's membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 1949
Welcomed Newfoundland into Confederation 1949
Canadian participation in the Korean War 1950-1953
Appointed Vincent Massey first Canadian-born Governor General 1952
Start of construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway 1954
Equalization payments 1956
Canada Council established 1957
Died
25 July 1973, Quebec City, Quebec
Buried
Cemetery of St. Thomas Aquinas, Compton, Quebec
