Sir James MacPherson Le Moine (24 January 1825 — 5 February 1912) was a

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author and barrister. He was involved with the

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, helping in the development of their natural history museum, and later serving as president in 1871, 1879–1882, and 1902–1903. From 1894 to 1895, he was the president of the Royal Society of Canada. In 1897, he was made a Knight by

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. In 1856, he married Mary Atkinson. They had two children: Jeanette Julia and Sophia Annie. Le Moine was buried on 7 February 1912, at the

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Mount Hermon Cemetery Mount Hermon Cemetery is a garden (or rural) cemetery and National Historic Site of Canada. It is located in the Sillery district (french: quartier) of the Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge borough (french: arrondissement) of Quebec City, Quebec, ...

, following a funeral service in the

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Saint-Michel de Sillery Church, both located in Sillery.

Selected bibliography

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Ornithologie du Canada
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Maple Leaves
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Quebec Past and Present
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Picturesque Quebec
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