Alexandre Lacoste
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Sir Alexandre Lacoste, PC
(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 Université de Montréal
.
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. In 1892 he was made a Knight Bachelor
. He died in Montreal
in 1923.
Association of Montreal.
The couple`s eldest son, Louis Joseph Lacoste married Bertha Louisa, daughter of M. S. Foley, Esquire, editor-proprietor of the Journal of Commerce. Marie, their eldest daughter, wrote legal text-books and married an ADvocate, Henri Gerin-Lajoie.
Blanche, their second daughter, married Joseph P. Landry, son of Senator Landry. Another daughter, Justine married Louis de Gaspe, son of Hon. Louis Beaubien.
Justine Lacoste-Beaubien
was a founder of the children's hospital
Sainte-Justine Hospital
.
Queen's Privy Council for Canada
The Queen's Privy Council for Canada ), sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council, is the full group of personal consultants to the monarch of Canada on state and constitutional affairs, though responsible government requires the sovereign or her viceroy,...
(January 13, 1842 – August 17, 1923) was a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
lawyer, professor, and politician.
He was born in Boucherville, Quebec
Boucherville, Quebec
Boucherville is a city in the Montérégie region in Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of Montreal on the South shore of the Saint Lawrence River....
in 1842, the son of Louis Lacoste
Louis Lacoste
Louis Lacoste was a Quebec notary and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1878....
. From 1880 to 1923, he was a professor of law at the Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
.
In 1882, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec
Legislative Council of Quebec
From 1867 until 1968, the Legislative Council of Quebec was the unelected upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Canadian province of Quebec...
. In 1884, he was called to the Canadian Senate
Canadian Senate
The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...
representing the senatorial division of De Lorimier, Quebec. A Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
, in April 1891, he was appointed Speaker of the Senate
Speaker of the Canadian Senate
The Speaker of the Senate of Canada is the presiding officer of the Senate of Canada. The speaker represents the Senate at official functions, rules on questions of parliamentary procedure and parliamentary privilege, and oversee debates and voting in the red chamber. This position is often...
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. In 1892 he was made a Knight Bachelor
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
. He died in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in 1923.
Family
Alexandre Lacoste married May 8th, 1866 Marie Louise Globensky, daughter of Leon Globensky, of Montreal. She was member of the First presidential board, Fédération nationale Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Montréal, 1907. She was a member of the Advisory Board of the Parks and Play-groundsAssociation of Montreal.
The couple`s eldest son, Louis Joseph Lacoste married Bertha Louisa, daughter of M. S. Foley, Esquire, editor-proprietor of the Journal of Commerce. Marie, their eldest daughter, wrote legal text-books and married an ADvocate, Henri Gerin-Lajoie.
Blanche, their second daughter, married Joseph P. Landry, son of Senator Landry. Another daughter, Justine married Louis de Gaspe, son of Hon. Louis Beaubien.
Justine Lacoste-Beaubien
Justine Lacoste-Beaubien
Justine Lacoste-Beaubien was one of the founders of the children's hospital Sainte-Justine Hospital....
was a founder of the children's hospital
Children's hospital
A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children . The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties...
Sainte-Justine Hospital
Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine
The Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine is a pediatric university health centre affiliated with the Université de Montréal, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
.
External links
- Alexandre LACOSTE at the Assemblée nationale du Québec