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Louis St. Laurent, prime minister

Louis St. Laurent, 1948 (George Nakash). Louis St. Laurent portrait cropped · George Nakash · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Louis St. Laurent, born in Compton, Quebec, was a leading corporate lawyer before entering politics as Minister of Justice in 1941. He served as Secretary of State for External Affairs and then as Prime Minister from 1948 to 1957. A strong advocate of national unity, he helped shape the new Commonwealth, signed the United Nations Charter and promoted NATO.

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St. Laurent as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Louis S. St. Laurent National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

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