Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine | |
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Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine, Bt | |
| Joint Premier of Province of Canada, for Canada East | |
| In office September 26, 1842 – November 27, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Harrison |
| Succeeded by | Sir Dominick Daly |
| In office March 11, 1848 – October 28, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Denis-Benjamin Papineau (deputy) Dominick Daly (as premier) |
| Succeeded by | Augustin-Norbert Morin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Louis Hippolyte Ménard October 10, 1807 Boucherville, Lower Canada |
| Died | February 26, 1864 (aged 56) Montreal, Province of Canada |
| Party | Parti patriote, Reform |
| Spouse(s) | Adèle Berthelot, Jane Élisabeth Geneviève Morrison |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Sir Louis-Hippolyte Ménard dit La Fontaine, 1st Baronet, KCMG (October 4, 1807 – February 26, 1864) was a Canadian politician, jurist and statesman, who served as the first Premier of the United Province of Canada and the first head of a responsible government in Canada along side Robert Baldwin.