Hector-Louis Langevin
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Sir Hector-Louis Langevin (August 25, 1826 – June 11, 1906) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
In 1857 he was elected Member of Parliament for Dorchester, Quebec as a member of the Conservative Party. He held various positions in Cabinet, including Solicitor General (1864-66), Postmaster General (1866-67), Secretary of State for Canada (1867-69), Superintendent General of Indian Affairs (1868-69) and Minister of Public Works (1869-73). He left politics in 1896 due to his role in the 1873 Pacific Scandal.
External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=40962)
- National Library of Canada biography (http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/18/h18-2356-e.html)
- House of Commons biography (http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=16313&s=M)Template:Canada-bio-stub