Biography for
Wilfrid Laurier More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

20 November 1841, St. Lin, Québec, Canada

Date of Death

17 February 1919, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (stroke)

Nickname

Silver Tounged Laurier
The Old Chief

Spouse

Zoe Lafontaine

(13 May 1868 - 17 February 1919) (his death)

Trivia

His funeral in 1919 was among the first Canadian public events to be captured on film.

His funeral in 1919 was among the first Canadian public events to be captured on film.

Pictured on the Canadian 5 dollar bill.

Pictured on the Canadian 5 dollar bill.

Prime minister of Canada, 11 July 1896 - 6 October 1911.

Pictured on a 5¢ Canadian postage stamp commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation, issued 29 June 1927.

His Ottawa home, Laurier House, was left to his wife Lady Zoe Laurier. When she died in 1921, she bequethed it to Liberal Party leader William Lyon Mackenzie King, Laurier's protege and future Prime Minister. Today, Laurier house is a popular tourist attraction in Ottawa.

Personal Quotes

"The 20th century belongs to Canada."

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