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Zoé, Lady Laurier (née Lafontaine; June 26, 1841 – November 1, 1921), was the wife of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada.
Zoé, the Love of His Life. Wilfrid Laurier met Zoé Lafontaine while studying and living at the home of Dr. Gauthier in Montréal. She was a boarder and gave piano lessons to the doctor’s children to help her family financially.
Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC ( / ˈlɒrieɪ / LORR-ee-ay; French: [wilfʁid loʁje]; November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was a Canadian lawyer, statesman, and politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911.
10. Nov. 2016 · He had married Zoé Lafontaine in 1868, whom he had met in Montreal. But around 1874, he met Émilie Barthe, who became the wife of his associate Joseph Lavergne. Although Zoé was a good wife for Laurier, she didn’t have—how would I put it?—the stature of Émilie. Like Laurier, Émilie loved literature, was very cultured, and ...
Portrait of Widow Laurier (artist unknown), 1906 © National Archives of Canada / c-118362 When Zoé Laurier died in 1921, it was discovered that she had bequeathed her Ottawa home to William Lyon Mackenzie King, her husband's successor as leader of the Liberal party.
Laurier, Zoé (1841–1921) Canadian first lady. Name variations: Zoe Laurier, Lady Laurier. Born Zoé Lafontaine, June 26, 1841 (some sources cite 1842), in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died Nov 1, 1921, in Ottawa; m. Wilfrid Laurier (prime minister of Canada, 1896–1911), May 13, 1868 (died Feb 17, 1919); children: none.
Prime Minister of Canada vice presidents. Zoé Laurier, Lady Laurier was the wife of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada. Background. Zoé Lafontaine was born on 27 June 1841 to Godefroy-Napoleon Robert and Zoé Lavigne in Montreal. Career. Lafontaine was baptized on 28 June at the Notre-Dame Basilica.
