Lawrence cannon bio
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CANNON, Lawrence ARTHUR (baptized Laurent Arthur Dumoulin, sometimes called Arthur), lawyer, politician, and judge; b. 28 April 1877 in the parish of Saint-Christophe-d’Arthabaska, Que., son of Lawrence John Cannon*, a lawyer, and Marie-Hermine-Aurélie-Alida Dumoulin; m. 20 April 1904 Corinne Fitzpatrick in Ottawa, and they had five children; d. there 25 Dec. 1939 and was buried three days later in Notre-Dame de Belmont cemetery in Sainte-Foy (Quebec City).
Lawrence Arthur Cannon began his studies at the Collège Commercial du Sacré-Cœur in Arthabaskaville (Victoriaville), Que., and then, from 1888, attended the Petit Séminaire de Québec, from which he graduated in 1896. A brilliant pupil, he won several prizes, including the Prince of Wales Medal for rhetoric in 1894. He subsequently enrolled at the Université Laval in Quebec City; in 1899 he earned a law degree with high honours and, jointly with a fellow student, was awarded the Prix Tessier silver medal. In July he sat the examination of the bar of the province of Quebec, to which he was called the following month.
Cannon’s law career flourished. From 1899 he practised in Quebec City. He joined a firm that at the time included several jurists and politicians: Charles Fitzpatrick*, his f
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Lawrence Cannon
Canadian politician
For the Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge, see Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon. For the Canadian lawyer and judge, see Lawrence John Cannon.
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon PC | |
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| In office May 10, 2012 – September 29, 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Marc Lortie |
| Succeeded by | Isabelle Hudon |
| In office October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | David Emerson |
| Succeeded by | John Baird |
| In office February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Jean Lapierre |
| Succeeded by | John Baird |
| In office January 23, 2006 – May 2, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | David Smith |
| Succeeded by | Mathieu Ravignat |
| In office November 4, 2001 – November 5, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Alain Pilon |
| Constituency | Val-Tétreau District |
| In office December 2, 1985 – September 12, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Pauline Marois |
| Succeeded by | Michel Côté |
| Born | (1947-12-06) December 6, 1947 (age 77) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative Party(2003–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Party(Before 2 |