Patrician Liberal: The Public and Private Life of Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbiniere, 1829-1908

by John Little

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Patrician Liberal examines the life and career of a neglected figure in Canadian history, Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbiniere. This book provides a detailed account of Joly's political career as Quebec premier, Cabinet minister in the Laurier government, and lieutenant-governor of British Columbia, as well as his public role as a French-speaking Protestant promoter of national unity, a leading spokesperson for the Canadian forest conservation movement, a Quebec seigneur, and father to a large and devoted family. Joly's life serves as a prism through which author J.I. Little elucidates important themes in Quebec and Canadian society, economy, politics, and...Read more
  • ISBN10 1442646993
  • ISBN13 9781442646995
  • Publish Date 8 August 2013 (first published 29 July 2013)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country CA
  • Imprint University of Toronto Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 400
  • Language English