of Nova Scotia_; _Historical Documents
relating to the Province of Nova Scotia_, ed. by Akins.

=Lacoste, Sir Alexandre= (1842- ). Born at Boucherville, Quebec.
Educated at Laval University; studied law and called to the bar of Lower
Canada, 1863. A member of the Legislative Council of Quebec, 1882; and
in 1884 called to the Senate; appointed Speaker, 1891. Chief-justice of
the Court of Appeal of Quebec, 1891-1907. Sworn of the Privy Council,
and knighted, 1892. Administrator of Quebec, 1898. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Can.
Men_; _Canadian Who's Who_.

=Lacoste, Louis= (1798-1878). Born at Boucherville, Quebec. Educated at
St. Sulpice College, Montreal, and called to the bar of Lower Canada.
Sat in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, 1834-1838, and in the
Legislative Assembly of Canada, 1843-1861. Elected a member of the
Legislative Council, 1861. Appointed to the Dominion Senate, 1867.

=La Dauversiere, Roger de.= =F= One of the founders of Montreal colony,
32.

=La Durantaye.= _See_ Morel de la Durantaye.

=Lady Maria.= =Dr= British vessel on Lake Champlain, 154.

=La Famine.= =F= La Barre's army encamps at, 184.

=Lafayette, Marie Jean Paul Joseph Roche Yves Gilbert du Motier, Marquis
de= (1757-1834). Sailed for America in 1777, with a number of other
French officers, and appointed by Congress a major-general. Met
Washington at Philadelphia, and a close friendship sprang up between the
two. Wounded at Brandywine. Given command of a division of Washington's
army. In 1778 appointed to the command of an expedition against Canada,
which ended in a fiasco. Served with distinction at Monmouth, and later
in Virginia. Secured from France an auxiliary force of 6000 men to
assist the Americans. After the close of the war, commanded a division
of the French army in the war against Austria, 1792, but removed by the
Jacobins, and fled to Belgium. Captured, and imprisoned by the
Austrians, and not set free until 1797. After Waterloo, sat in the
Chamber of Deputies, 1818-1824; visited the United States in the latter
year; and in 1830 instrumental in placing Louis Philippe on the throne.
=Index=: =Hd= His letter to Canadians, 128; Pillon's treasonable
correspondence with, 278. =Bib.=: _Memoires, etc., de Lafayette_; La
Bedolliere, _Vie Politique du Lafayette_; Cloquet, _Souvenirs de la Vie
Privee du Lafayette_. _See also_ _Cyc. Am. Biog._, with further bibliog.

=Lafitau, Joseph-Francois.= Jesuit missionary in Canada for many y