RenéWilfrid-Émilien Landry (April 30,1876 –August 22,1949) [1] was a Canadian political figure in Nova Scotia,representing Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1933 as a Liberal member. He was the first Acadian to practice law in Nova Scotia. [2]
Born in Ste. Anne du Ruisseau,Nova Scotia,he was the son of Dr. Alexandre Pierre Landry and Genevieve Bourque. His father was the first Acadian to receive a medical degree,graduating from Harvard University in 1870. [3] Landry graduated from Dalhousie Law School and was called to the bar in 1910. [2]
Landry served as Deputy Mayor of the Town of Yarmouth from 1912 to 1913. [4]
He was appointed to King's Counsel in 1921. [2]
Landry died on August 22,1949,at home in Yarmouth after a lengthy illness. [2]
The Acadians are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Acadia was a colony of New France in northeastern North America which included parts of what are now the Maritime provinces,the GaspéPeninsula and Maine to the Kennebec River.
Yarmouth is a port town located on the Bay of Fundy in southwestern Nova Scotia,Canada. Yarmouth is the shire town of Yarmouth County and is the largest population centre in the region.
The Expulsion of the Acadians was the forced removal of inhabitants of the North American region historically known as Acadia between 1755 and 1764 by Great Britain. It included the modern Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia,New Brunswick,and Prince Edward Island,along with part of the US state of Maine. The Expulsion occurred during the French and Indian War,the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War.
The Acadian World Congress,or Le Congrès Mondial Acadien,is a festival of Acadian and Cajun culture and history,held every five years. It is also informally known as the Acadian Reunion. Its creator was AndréBoudreau (1945-2005).
Annapolis Royal is a town in and the county seat of Annapolis County,Nova Scotia,Canada. The community,known as Port Royal before 1710,is recognised as having one of the longest histories in North America,preceding the settlements at Plymouth,Jamestown and Quebec. For nearly 150 years,it served as the capital of Acadia and subsequently Nova Scotia until the establishment of Halifax in 1749.
Cape Sable Island,locally referred to as Cape Island,is a small Canadian island at the southernmost point of the Nova Scotia peninsula. It is sometimes confused with Sable Island. Historically,the Argyle,Nova Scotia region was known as Cape Sable and encompassed a much larger area than simply the island it does today. It extended from Cape Negro through Chebogue.
Grande-Anse is a former village in Gloucester County,New Brunswick,Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Rivière-du-Nord.
The Acadians are the descendants of 17th and 18th century French settlers in parts of Acadia in the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick,Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island,the Gaspépeninsula in eastern Québec,and the Kennebec River in southern Maine.
Acadian Lines was a Canadian coach operator based in Moncton,New Brunswick.
Pierre E. Belliveau was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia,Canada. He represented Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1963 as a Liberal member.
Vincent-Joseph Pottier was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was the first Acadian from Nova Scotia elected to the House of Commons and the first Acadian to serve on the Nova Scotia Supreme Court.
Nova Scotia is a Canadian province located in Canada's Maritimes. The region was initially occupied by Mi'kmaq. The colonial history of Nova Scotia includes the present-day Maritime Provinces and the northern part of Maine,all of which were at one time part of Nova Scotia. In 1763,Cape Breton Island and St. John's Island became part of Nova Scotia. In 1769,St. John's Island became a separate colony. Nova Scotia included present-day New Brunswick until that province was established in 1784. During the first 150 years of European settlement,the colony was primarily made up of Catholic Acadians,Maliseet,and Mi'kmaq. During the last 75 years of this time period,there were six colonial wars that took place in Nova Scotia. After agreeing to several peace treaties,the long period of warfare ended with the Halifax Treaties (1761) and two years later,when the British defeated the French in North America (1763). During those wars,the Acadians,Mi'kmaq and Maliseet from the region fought to protect the border of Acadia from New England. They fought the war on two fronts:the southern border of Acadia,which New France defined as the Kennebec River in southern Maine,and in Nova Scotia,which involved preventing New Englanders from taking the capital of Acadia,Port Royal and establishing themselves at Canso.
The Acadian Deputy was a position in 18th-century Nova Scotia,Canada,created by the Nova Scotia Council to represent the interests of an Acadian community to the Council.
The military history of the Acadians consisted primarily of militias made up of Acadian settlers who participated in wars against the English in coordination with the Wabanaki Confederacy and French royal forces. A number of Acadians provided military intelligence,sanctuary,and logistical support to the various resistance movements against British rule in Acadia,while other Acadians remained neutral in the contest between the Franco–Wabanaki Confederacy forces and the British. The Acadian militias managed to maintain an effective resistance movement for more than 75 years and through six wars before their eventual demise. According to Acadian historian Maurice Basque,the story of Evangeline continues to influence historic accounts of the expulsion,emphasising Acadians who remained neutral and de-emphasising those who joined resistance movements. While Acadian militias were briefly active during the American Revolutionary War,the militias were dormant throughout the nineteenth century. After confederation,Acadians eventually joined the Canadian War efforts in World War I and World War II. The most well-known colonial leaders of these militias were Joseph Broussard and Joseph-Nicolas Gautier.
Allister Wilbert Surette is a Canadian politician and former President and Vice-Chancellor of UniversitéSainte-Anne. He represented the electoral district of Argyle in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998 as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
The Cape Sable campaign occurred in the fall of 1758 during the French and Indian War. The British sought to neutralize Acadian support for the French by deporting them. Colonel Roger Morris led a force of 325 British soldiers,aided by Captain Joseph Gorham with 60 rangers and Rogers' Rangers,to destroy the Acadian settlements in present-day Shelburne County and Yarmouth County,Nova Scotia,Canada.
Colton Fraser LeBlanc is a Canadian politician,representing the electoral district of Argyle as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia caucus.
The Acadian Renaissance is a period in the history of Acadia spanning,according to sources,from 1850 to 1881.
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