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James MacPherson Le Moine

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Name
  
James Le


Role
  
Author

James MacPherson Le Moine

Born
  
January 24, 1825 (
1825-01-24
)
Quebec City, Lower Canada

Died
  
February 5, 1912, Sillery, Quebec City, Canada

Books
  
Picturesque Quebec, The Scot in New France, an Ethnological Study, The chronicles of the St. Lawrence

Sir James MacPherson Le Moine (January 24, 1825 – February 5, 1912) was a Canadian author and barrister.

He was involved with the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, helping in the development of their natural history museum, and later serving as president in 1871, 1879–1882, and 1902-1903.

From 1894 to 1895, he was the president of the Royal Society of Canada.

In 1897, he was made a Knight by Queen Victoria.

In 1856, he married Mary Atkinson. They had two children: Jeanette Julia and Sophia Annie.

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