François Langelier
| Sir François Langelier | |
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| 10th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec | |
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In office May 5, 1911 – February 8, 1915 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Governor General |
The Earl Grey the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn |
| Premier | Lomer Gouin |
| Preceded by | Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Évariste Leblanc |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Quebec-Centre |
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In office February 22, 1887 – January 13, 1898 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph-Guillaume Bossé |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Mégantic |
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In office June 10, 1884 – February 22, 1887 |
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| Preceded by | Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette |
| Succeeded by | Georges Turcot |
| Mayor of Quebec City | |
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In office 1882–1890 |
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| Preceded by | Jean-Docile Brousseau |
| Succeeded by | Jules-Joseph-Taschereau Frémont |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Portneuf | |
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In office May 1, 1878 – December 2, 1881 |
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| Preceded by | Praxède Larue |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Docile Brousseau |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montmagny | |
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In office December 16, 1873 – July 7, 1875 |
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| Preceded by | Télesphore Fournier |
| Succeeded by | Auguste Charles Philippe Robert Landry |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 December 1838 Sainte-Rosalie, Lower Canada |
| Died | 8 February 1915 (aged 76) Spencer Wood, in Sillery, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Virginie Légaré (m. 1864) , Marie-Louise Braün (m. 1892) |
| Relations | Charles Langelier, brother |
| Children | 9 (3 of whom died young) |
| Alma mater |
Université Laval Université de Paris |
| Occupation | lawyer, professor, journalist, author |
| Profession | politician |
Sir François Langelier, KCMG (24 December 1838 – 8 February 1915) was a Canadian lawyer, professor, journalist, politician, the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, and author. He was born in Sainte-Rosalie, Lower Canada (now Quebec) and died in Spencerwood, Quebec.
In 1871, he was an unsuccessful candidate to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Bagot. A Liberal, he was elected in an 1873 by-election for the riding of Montmagny. He was defeated in 1875 but was re-elected in 1878 for the riding of Portneuf. He was Commissioner of Crown Lands and Provincial Treasurer from 1878 to 1879. He was defeated in 1881. From 1880 to 1890, he was a municipal councillor in Quebec City and was mayor from 1882 to 1890.
He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for Mégantic in an 1884 by-election, after the results for the 1882 election were declared void. He was re-elected for Quebec-Centre in the 1887, 1891, and 1896 elections. He resigned in 1898 when he was appointed a puisne judge of the Quebec Superior Court for the district of Montreal.
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