Alexandre Lacoste, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexandre Lacoste

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1842

Place of Birth: Boucherville, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 17-Aug-1923

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sir Alexandre Lacoste, (January 13, 1842 – August 17, 1923) was a Canadian lawyer, professor, and politician. He was born in Boucherville, Canada East (now Quebec) in 1842, the son of Louis Lacoste.
From 1880 to 1923, he was a professor of law at the Université de Montréal. In 1882, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec.
In 1884, he was called to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of De Lorimier, Quebec.
A Conservative, in April 1891, he was appointed Speaker of the Senate and served until he resigned from the Senate in September 1891 when he was appointed Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Quebec.
He retired in 1907.
In 1892 he was made a Knight Bachelor.
He died in Montreal in 1923.