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Sir Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine, architect of responsible government

Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine, about 1863. Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine vers 1863 · Indéterminé · 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-Hippolyte LaFontaine, a jurist and reformer born at Boucherville in 1807, was one of the architects of responsible government in Canada. With Robert Baldwin he led the reform governments of the Province of Canada in 1842 and 1848. He left politics in 1851, became Chief Justice of Lower Canada in 1853 and was made a baronet in 1854.

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LaFontaine as described in his designation.

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Sir Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

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