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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A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...
in 1882 in the riding of
Laval, 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 in
Montreal
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.
Prior to his political career, Leblanc was a
teacher
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and a
lawyer
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.
Elections as party leader
He lost the
1908 election.
See also
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Politics of Quebec
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List of Quebec general elections
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List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
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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 de Montréal alumni
19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec
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