Monarch George V Preceded by Amedee Gaboury Succeeded by Charles Fitzpatrick Residence Laval, Canada | Preceded by Francois Langelier Role Legislator Premier Lomer Gouin Name Pierre-Evariste Leblanc | |
Governor General the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
The Duke of Devonshire Died October 18, 1918, Sillery, Quebec City, Canada Party Conservative Party of Quebec | ||
Preceded by Louis-Onesime Loranger |
Sir Pierre-Évariste Leblanc, KCMG (August 10, 1853 – October 18, 1918) was born in Saint-Martin (today part of Laval, Quebec).
He was a Quebec Conservative Party leader but never premier. First elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election in 1882 in the riding of Laval, he served as leader of the Opposition from 1905 to 1908, when he lost the 1908 election and his own seat. Served as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from February 12, 1915 until his death in Montreal 1918.
Prior to his political career, Leblanc was a teacher and a lawyer.
Elections as party leader
He lost the 1908 election.
References
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