Patrician Liberal : : The Public and Private Life of Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, 1829-1908 / / John Little.

• VerfasserIn: Little, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (400 p.)

Patrician Liberal examines the life and career of a neglected figure in Canadian history, Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière. This book provides a detailed account of Joly's political career as Quebec premier, Cabinet minister in the Laurier government, and lieutenant-governor of British Columbia, as well as his public role as a French-speaking Protestant promoter of national unity, a leading spokesperson for the Canadian forest conservation movement, a Quebec seigneur, and father to a large and devoted family.Joly's life serves as a prism through which author J.I. Little elucidates important themes in Quebec and Canadian society, economy, politics, and culture during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. As Little reveals, Joly's story is particularly fascinating for how closely the conflicting forces in his life - religious, cultural, and social - mirrored those of a Canadian society straining to forge a cohesive and distinctive national identity.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Conversion Standards -- Canadian Genealogical Line -- Seigneuries and Townships in Lotbinière County -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Blood and Soil -- Chapter Two. Family Man -- Chapter Three. Seigneur and Lumberman -- Chapter Four. Liberal Deputy -- Chapter Five. Quebec Premier -- Chapter Six. Promoter of National Unity -- Chapter Seven. Forest Conservationist -- Chapter Eight. Laurier Cabinet Minister -- Chapter Nine. Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index