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Zoé, Lady Laurier (née Lafontaine; June 26, 1841 – November 1, 1921), was the wife of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada.
Zoé, the Love of His Life. Wilfrid Laurier met Zoé Lafontaine while studying and living at the home of Dr. Gauthier in Montréal. She was a boarder and gave piano lessons to the doctor’s children to help her family financially.
Wilfrid Laurier married Zoé Lafontaine in Montreal on May 13, 1868. She was the daughter of G.N.R. Lafontaine and his first wife, Zoé Tessier known as Zoé Lavigne. Laurier's wife Zoé was born in Montreal and educated there at the School of the Bon Pasteur, and at the Convent of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart, St. Vincent de Paul.
10 de nov. de 2016 · Many observers noticed the resemblance between Laurier and her son, Armand Lavergne, who grew up to be a Quebec nationalist and a thorn in Laurier’s side. The affair was condoned by Zoé Laurier and Émilie’s husband and became generally accepted in society, even after Laurier was prime minister.
Portrait of Widow Laurier (artist unknown), 1906. © National Archives of Canada / c-118362. When Zoé Laurier died in 1921, it was discovered that she had bequeathed her Ottawa home to William Lyon Mackenzie King, her husband's successor as leader of the Liberal party.
Cónyuge: Zoé Laurier (m. 1868-1919) Nombre: Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurie. Apodo: El Gran Conciliador. "Si no fuera francés, elegiría ser escocés" Wilfrid Laurier nació el 20 de noviembre de 1841 en Saint-Lin-des-Laurentides, Quebec, Canadá. Padres. Hijo de Marie Marcelle Martineau y Carolus Laurier, agricultor y agrimensor. Estudios.
Canadian first lady. Name variations: Zoe Laurier, Lady Laurier. Born Zoé Lafontaine, June 26, 1841 (some sources cite 1842), in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died Nov 1, 1921, in Ottawa; m. Wilfrid Laurier ( prime minister of Canada, 1896–1911), May 13, 1868 (died Feb 17, 1919); children: none.
