Ernest Joseph Lemaire, CMG (born October 22, 1874) was Clerk of the Privy Council of Canada, Secretary to the

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and head of the

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from August 14, 1923, to January 1, 1940.Ernest Joseph Lemaire, Former Clerk of the Privy Council (1923-1940)
Privy Council Office, accessed February 3, 2007 He was educated at St. Charles College, Sherbrooke and began his career in the civil service at the Privy Council Office in January 1894. From 1904 to 1912 he was

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to Prime Minister

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and attended the Colonial Conference of 1907 and the

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of 1911 with Laurier. After Laurier left office Lemaire moved to the

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as Superintendent of the Postage Stamp Branch in 1912 and then, in 1921, he became the Superintendent of the Equipment and Supply Branch. In 1923, Lemaire was promoted to Clerk of the Privy Council by Prime Minister

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. In 1934, he was named a Companion of the

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Ernest Joseph Lemiare
Biography from the Privy Council Office 1874 births Year of death missing Clerks of the Privy Council (Canada) Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George {{Canada-gov-bio-stub