Jeanne St. Laurent

Jeanne St. Laurent

with her husband on their wedding in 1908
Born (1886-10-22)October 22, 1886
Beauceville, Quebec[1]
Died November 14, 1966(1966-11-14) (aged 80)
Quebec City, Quebec
Resting place Compton, Quebec
Nationality Canadian
Known for Wife of Louis St. Laurent

Jeanne Saint-Laurent (née Renault; October 22, 1886 – November 14, 1966) was the wife of Louis St. Laurent, the 12th Prime Minister of Canada.

Biography

She was born in Beauceville, Quebec.[2] Her parents were Pierre-Ferdinand Renault (1853–1912) and Amanda Montminy (1853–1922). Pierre-Ferdinand Renault was a Beauceville businessman (originally from Ste-Claire-de-Dorchester) and changed his family name from Renaud.

Renault met Louis St. Laurent at a party in Quebec City in 1906 while he was working as a lawyer.[3] Jeanne Renault and Louis St. Laurent married in 1908. They had five children together: two sons and three daughters.[2] In 1951, she moved the family permanently to Ottawa, after Louis purchased an official prime-ministerial residence at 24 Sussex Drive. She would tour with her husband, but she refused to fly but never became reconciled to living in Ottawa.[3]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 Schlee, Gary (May 19, 2010). "St. Laurent marries Jeanne Renault". Canadian Prime Ministers.
  3. 1 2 "Biography – ST-LAURENT, LOUIS-STEPHEN – Volume XX (1971-1980) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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