Louis St. Laurent Quotes
I didn’t know at first that there were two languages in Canada. I just thought that there was one way to speak to my father and another to talk to my mother.
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| Birth: | 1st February, 1882 |
| Death: | 25th July, 1973 |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
About
Louis St-Laurent was born on 1 February 1882 in Compton, Quebec, a village in the Eastern Townships to Jean-Baptiste-Moïse Saint-Laurent, a French-Canadian, and Mary Anne Broderick, an Irish-Canadian. He grew up fluently bilingual. His English had a noticeable Irish brogue, while his gestures were French.
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