James MacPherson Le Moine
Sir James MacPherson Le Moine (24 January 1825 — 5 February 1912) was a Canadian author and barrister.
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| Born | January 24, 1825 |
| Died | February 5, 1912 (aged 87) Spencer Grange, Sillery, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec |
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| Relatives | Benjamin-Henri Le Moine (brother)[1][2] |
He was involved with the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, helping in the development of their natural history museum, and later serving as president in 1871, 1879–1882, and 1902–1903.[2]
From 1894 to 1895, he was the president of the Royal Society of Canada.
In 1897, he was made a Knight by Queen Victoria.
In 1856, he married Mary Atkinson.[2] They had two children: Jeanette Julia and Sophia Annie.
Le Moine was buried on 7 February 1912, at the Protestant Mount Hermon Cemetery, following a funeral service in the Roman Catholic Saint-Michel de Sillery Church, both located in Sillery.[2]
Selected bibliography
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Wikisource has original works written by or about: James MacPherson Le Moine |
- Ornithologie du Canada (1860–1861)
- Maple Leaves (1863–1906)
- Quebec Past and Present (1876)
- Picturesque Quebec (1882)
References
- "Benjamin-Henri Le Moine (1811–1875)". www.assnat.qc.ca (in French). Assemblée nationale du Québec. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- Le Moine, Roger (1998). "Le Moine, Sir James Macpherson". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XIV (1911–1920) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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- Works by James MacPherson Le Moine at Open Library
- Works by or about James MacPherson Le Moine at Internet Archive
- Works by Sir J. M. Le Moine at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Sir James MacPherson Lemoine at Faded Page (Canada)
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| Preceded by George Mercer Dawson |
President of the Royal Society of Canada 1894–1895 |
Succeeded by Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn |
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