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.

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instanceOf human
politician
advocatedFor French-English political cooperation in Canada
responsible government
awardReceived Companion of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel in Montreal NERFINISHED
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
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
reform of colonial governance in Canada
occupation lawyer
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
Province of Canada NERFINISHED
Quebec NERFINISHED

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Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal hasGraveOf Louis‑Hippolyte Lafontaine
Mount Royal Cemetery notableBurial Louis‑Hippolyte Lafontaine
this entity surface form: Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
Rebellion Losses Bill controversy significantPerson Louis‑Hippolyte Lafontaine
this entity surface form: Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine