Robert Laurier (March 31, 1892 – April 4, 1967) was a
Canadian barrister and political figure in
Ontario,
Canada. He represented
Ottawa East
Old Ottawa East or just Ottawa East (''Vieil Ottawa Est'' in French) is a neighbourhood in Capital Ward in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located south of Nicholas Street and between the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River, with Avenue Road ...
in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by ...
as a
Liberal member from 1940 to 1945.
He was born in
Arthabaska, Quebec
Victoriaville is a town in central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of Arthabaska, ...
, the son of Henri Laurier, and was educated at
Loyola College,
McGill College
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and
Osgoode Hall. He married Gabrielle Parent, the daughter of
Simon-Napoléon Parent
Simon-Napoléon Parent (September 12, 1855 – September 7, 1920) was the 12th premier of Quebec from October 3, 1900 to March 21, 1905, as well as serving as President of the Quebec Bridge and Railway Company.
Background
Parent was born in ...
who was a premier of Quebec and mayor of Quebec City. Laurier served as Minister of Mines in the provincial cabinet from 1940 to 1943. He died after a long illness in 1967
He was the nephew of Sir
Wilfrid Laurier.
References
* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1945'', AL Normandin
External links
Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of OntarioBiography of Robert Laurier
1892 births
1967 deaths
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
Members of the Executive Council of Ontario
Franco-Ontarian people
McGill University alumni
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