Sir hector-louis langevin biography of albert
Hon. Sir Hector Louis Langevin - Marianopolis College.
L’Encyclopédie de l’histoire du Québec / The Quebec History Encyclopedia
Date Published:
December 2006
[This biography was written in 1888.
For the precise citation, see the end of the text.]
Langevin, Hon. Sir Hector Louis, K.
Sir hector-louis langevin biography of albert
C.M.G., Q.C., Ottawa, Minister of Public Works of the Dominion of Canada, M.P. for Three Rivers, Quebec province, was born in the city of Quebec, on the 25th August, 1828. He is descended from an illustrious line of ancestry, and has proved himself worthy of his descent.
His father, the late Jean Langevin, acted as assistant civil secretary under the Earl of Gosford and Lord Sydenham, during the period those noblemen held the office of governor-general of Canada; and his uncle was the Right Rev.
Jean Langevin, bishop of St. Germain de Rimouski. His mother, Sophia Scholastique La Force, was a daughter of Major La Force, who faithfully served his country during the war of 1812-14, and whose grandfather