Hector Langevin
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The Honourable Sir Hector-Louis Langevin PC KCMG CB QC |
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| Secretary of State for Canada | |
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In office July 1, 1867 – December 8, 1867 |
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| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | James Cox Aikins |
| Superindents-general on Indian Affairs | |
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In office May 22, 1868 – December 7, 1869 |
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| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Howe |
| 10th Mayor of Quebec City | |
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In office 1858–1861 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Morrin |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Pope |
| Postmaster General of Canada | |
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In office October 19, 1878 – May 19, 1879 |
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| Preceded by | Lucius Seth Huntington |
| Succeeded by | Sir Alexander Campbell |
| Personal details | |
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August 25, 1826 Quebec City, Lower Canada |
| Died | June 11, 1906 (aged 79) Quebec City, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations |
Parti bleu |
| Relations | Jean Langevin (brother) |
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Sir Hector-Louis Langevin, PC KCMG CB QC (August 25, 1826 – June 11, 1906) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation. He also had an important role to play in the establishment of the Canadian Indian residential school system.
Langevin was born in Quebec City in 1826. He studied law and was called to the bar in 1850.
In 1856, he was elected to the municipal council of Quebec City and was mayor from 1858 to 1861. In 1857, he was elected Member of Parliament for Dorchester in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada as a member of the Conservative Party. He held various positions in Cabinet, including Solicitor General (1864–66), Postmaster General (1866–67), Secretary of State for Canada (1867–69), Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1868–69) and Minister of Public Works (1869–73). Langevin also attended all three conferences leading up to Confederation. He left politics in 1873 due to his role in the Pacific Scandal.
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