Lareau, EDMUND

Lareau, EDMUND, French-Canadian author, was born at St Gregoire, Province of Quebec, 12th March 1848, and was educated at the college of Ste Marie de Mannoir, at Victoria College, and at M'Gill University. He was called to the bar in 1870, became professor of Law in M'Gill University in 1876, and in 1886 was elected in the Liberal interest to the provincial legislature. His works, written in French, include histories of Canadian law (1872) and literature (1874), and Mélanges historiques et littéraires (1877).