James MacPherson Le Moine
| Sir James MacPherson Le Moine | |
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| Born |
January 24, 1825 Quebec City, Lower Canada |
| Died |
February 5, 1912 (aged 87) Sillery, Quebec City |
Sir James MacPherson Le Moine (January 24, 1825 – February 5, 1912) was a Canadian author and barrister.
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.
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. They had two children: Jeanette Julia and Sophia Annie.
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)
External links
- Works by James MacPherson Le Moine at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about James MacPherson Le Moine at Internet Archive
- "James MacPherson Le Moine". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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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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