Maison Patrimoniale Louis S.-St-Laurent / Louis S. St. Laurent Heritage House

Louis S. St. Laurent, born in Compton, Quebec, in 1882, had this house built in 1913 and lived in it until his death in 1973. After a brilliant legal career of more than 35 years, he was appointed Minister of Justice in 1941, elected a Member of Parliament the following year, and became Minister of External Affairs in 1946. In 1948, when Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King retired from politics, St. Laurent succeeded him as leader of the Liberal Party and became Prime Minister of Canada. He kept that office by winning the federal election of 1949 and was reelected in 1953. His constitutional expertise, achievements on the international scene, and social and economic policies helped transform Canada into a modern nation open to the world.

Quebec · Canada