Sir Pierre-Évariste Leblanc, (August 10, 1853 – October 18, 1918) was born in Saint-Martin (today part of
Laval, Quebec
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).
He was a
Quebec Conservative Party leader but never premier. First elected to the
Legislative Assembly in a
by-election
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in 1882 in the riding of
Laval
Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of:
People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
Places Belgium
* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...
, 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
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from February 12, 1915, until his death in
Spencer Wood,
Sillery, in 1918.
Leblanc was buried at
cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges
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in
Montreal
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.
Prior to his political career, Leblanc was a
teacher
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''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. whe ...
and a
lawyer
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.
Elections as party leader
He lost the
1908 election.
See also
*
Politics of Quebec
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*
List of Quebec general elections
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*
List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
This is a list of the leaders of the opposition party of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867).
Note that the leader of the Opposition is not always the leader of the political party with the second-largest number of seats, in cases where the ...
*
Timeline of Quebec history
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References
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1853 births
1918 deaths
Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Canadian Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Canadian King's Counsel
Lieutenant Governors of Quebec
Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs
Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec
Lawyers in Quebec
Quebec political party leaders
Université Laval alumni
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