Download or read book Life and Letters of Sir Wilfrid Laurier written by Oscar Douglas Skelton and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An incredible biography of Sir Wilfrid Laurier that surveys his career, discussing mainly the fifteen eventful years of his premiership. Laurier was a Canadian lawyer, statesman, and politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. He was the first French Canadian prime minister, and his 15-year tenure is the most extended unbroken term of office among Canadian prime ministers. Laurier is well known for settlements between English and French Canada.