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Benjamin Sulte, historian of French Canada

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Benjamin Sulte of Trois-Rivières, a public servant in the Department of Militia, devoted himself to history, publishing works such as Histoire des Canadiens-français and La Bataille de Châteauguay. A founding member of the Royal Society of Canada in 1882, he became its president in 1904.

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Sulte as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Benjamin Sulte National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

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