Alexandre Lacoste
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Sir Alexandre Lacoste (January 13, 1842 – August 17, 1923) was a Canadian lawyer, professor, and politician.
He was born in Boucherville, Quebec in 1842, the son of Louis Lacoste. From 1880 to 1923, he was a professor of law at the University of Montreal.
In 1882, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec. In 1884, he was called to the Canadian Senate representing the senatorial division of De Lorimier, Quebec. A Conservative, in April 1891, he was appointed Speaker of the Senate and served until he resigned from the Senate in September 1891 when he was appointed Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Quebec. He retired in 1907. Lacoste was named to the Order of St Michael and St George in 1893 and knighted by Queen Victoria in 1897. He died in Montreal in 1923.
[edit] References
- Speakers of the Senate. Library of Parliament.
[edit] External links
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
- Alexandre LACOSTE at the Assemblée nationale du Québec (French)
 |
This article about a Quebec politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
