Louis‑Hippolyte Lafontaine
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Louis‑Hippolyte Lafontaine was a 19th‑century Canadian statesman and reformist politician who, alongside Robert Baldwin, is regarded as a principal architect of responsible government in Canada.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine | 1 |
| Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine | 1 |
| Louis‑Hippolyte Lafontaine canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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politician ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
French-English political cooperation in Canada
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responsible government ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Companion of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel in Montreal
NERFINISHED
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electoral district of LaFontaine in Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ parks and streets named Lafontaine in Quebec ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Lower Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Collège de Montréal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French Canadian ⓘ |
| familyName | Lafontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Canadian politics
ⓘ
constitutional reform ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis-Hippolyte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Lafontaine Monument in Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatue | statue on Parliament Hill, Ottawa ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Canadian parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a principal architect of responsible government in Canada
ⓘ
leading a reformist ministry in the Province of Canada ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ |
| movement | Reform movement in the Province of Canada ⓘ |
| name | Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
establishment of responsible government in the Province of Canada
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reform of colonial governance in Canada ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| partnerInGovernmentWith | Robert Baldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Boucherville, Lower Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Montreal, Canada East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Reformist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General for Canada East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chief Justice of Canada East ⓘ Joint Premier of the Province of Canada ⓘ Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada ⓘ Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Montreal
NERFINISHED
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Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
this entity surface form:
Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine