Ernest Lapointe

Ernest Lapointe, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Justice (died 1941)

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Born: October 6, 1876
Died: November 26, 1941
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1876

About Ernest Lapointe

Ernest Lapointe was a Canadian lawyer and politician. A member of Parliament from Quebec City, he was a senior minister in the government of Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King, playing an important role on issues relating to legal affairs, Quebec and French-speaking Canada. Ernest Lapointe (October 6, 1876 – November 26, 1941) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Ernest Lapointe: Mackenzie King's Great Quebec Lieutenant (2002). 435 pp. Ernest Lapointe and Quebec's influence on Canadian foreign policy (U of Toronto Press, 1999) Neatby, H. In 1924, Lapointe became minister of justice, and served in that position until the Liberals' defeat at the polls in 1930.

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Ernest Lapointe timeline

1876Ernest Lapointe (October 6, 1876 – November 26, 1941) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
1924In 1924, Lapointe became minister of justice, and served in that position until the Liberals' defeat at the polls in 1930.
1999Ernest Lapointe and Quebec's influence on Canadian foreign policy (U of Toronto Press, 1999) Neatby, H.
2002Ernest Lapointe: Mackenzie King's Great Quebec Lieutenant (2002). 435 pp.

The world when Ernest Lapointe was born

Ernest Lapointe was born in 1876. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst National League baseball season
Top headlineBattle of Little Bighorn — Custer's Last Stand
Technology milestoneAlexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
Notable inventionTelephone
World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
U.S. population43.4M

1876 versus 2026

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Measure	1876	2026
Population	43.4M	341 million

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