o Boston, returned with English ships, and drove Charnisay to
the shelter of Port Royal. The latter's opportunity came, however,
later. He attacked the fort during La Tour's absence. La Tour's wife
made a gallant defence, and Charnisay succeeded in the end only by
resorting to treachery. He carried Madame La Tour to Port Royal, where
she died in 1645. Some years later, after the death of Charnisay, La
Tour brought this curious drama to a conclusion by marrying the widow of
his rival. He had already obtained restitution from the king, who made
him governor of Acadia; and some years later showed his powers of
persuasion by obtaining a generous grant of land from Cromwell, who had,
in 1654, taken possession of the colony. Died about 1666. =Bib.=:
Parkman, _Old Regime_; Hannay, _History of Acadia_; Kirke, _The First
English Conquest of Canada_.

=La Tour, Claude de.= A Huguenot gentleman; came to Port Royal in 1610
with Poutrincourt; in 1614 had a trading-post on the Penobscot. Sailed
for France in 1627, and on his return the following year, with supplies
for the defence of Acadia, captured by Kirke and carried to England.
There married one of the queen's French maids of honour, and was
persuaded to throw in his lot with the English. Promised to win over his
son Charles (_q.v._), but the latter scornfully refused to change his
allegiance. Afterwards built a fort at the mouth of the St. John, for
the French, to whom he had once more transferred his services. =Index=:
=Ch= Captured by Kirke, 177. =Bib.=: Parkman, _Old Regime_; Hannay,
_History of Acadia_; Kirke, _The First English Conquest of Canada_.

=Lattaignant, Gabriel de.= =Ch= Assists in forming Company of New
France, 168; made a director, 170.

=L'Auberiviere, Francois Louis de Pourroy de.= Roman Catholic bishop of
Quebec, 1739-1740, succeeding Dosquet. Died at Quebec, 1740. =Index=:
=L= bishop of Quebec, 12.

=Laurier, Sir Wilfrid= (1841- ). Born at St. Lin, Quebec. Studied law at
McGill University, and called to the bar, 1864. Entered public life in
1871 as member for Drummond and Arthabaska in the Quebec Assembly; three
years later returned to the House of Commons for the same constituency.
Entered the Mackenzie Cabinet, 1877, as minister of inland revenue. In
1887 leader of the opposition; and in 1896, upon the defeat of the
Tupper government, called upon to form an administration, himself taking
the office of president of the Council. Received the honour of G.