Laurier, Sir Wilfrid, his birth and descent, 1-4; schooldays, 4-10; early bias towards Liberalism, 9; his knowledge of French and English literature, 6, 15-16; studies law in Montreal, 10-11; his early partnerships, 12-13; the 'Institut Canadien,' 28-30; edits 'Le Defricheur' and opens a law office in Arthabaskaville, 13-15, 31, 92; his marriage, 16-17; enters the Quebec Assembly, 32-3, 34; his criticism of dual representation, 34; enters the Dominion parliament, 34-5; the Riel question (1874-75), 39-40; a moderate protectionist, 41, 57, 173-4; his address on Political Liberalism, 48-50, 24; enters the Mackenzie Cabinet, 51, 54; leader of French wing of Liberal Opposition, 55-6; his rising popularity, 56, 184; the C.P.R. contract, 59; the Letellier case, 65; the Ontario boundary dispute, 67-8; the Riel episode, 82-9; on Papineau, 83-4; his great speech in the debate on the Landry motion, 85-9; Liberal Opposition leader, 91-3, 156-7; the hostility of the Church, 93, 164-6; advocates unrestricted reciprocity with the United States, 111-13, 121-2, 124; the Jesuits' Estates Act, 116-17; on commercial union with Britain, 151-2; his tribute on the death of Sir John Macdonald, 153-4; the Manitoba school question, 162-7, 172; his answer to the threat of ecclesiastical hostility, 164-6; his electoral campaign of 1896, 166-8; prime minister, 169-70 and note, 236, 247-8, 257, 327; his doctrine of conciliation, 172; 'the lion of the hour' at the Jubilee ceremonies, 176-8, 180-1; G.C.M.G., 178 n.; his conception of Empire, 181, 278-9, 291; his visit to France, 181-4; the Boer War, 188-90 and note, 191-3; Colonial Conferences (1902), 195, 206-8, 236; (1907) 277-9, 288, 292; (1911) 294, 296; his meeting with Chamberlain, 206-7; Joint High Commission, 209; desires treaty-making powers for Canada, 217, 286; the school question in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 239-40, 242, 244; the defeat of his ministry, 268-9; favours imperial preference, 278; opposes the doctrine of centralization, 291-2, 294, 296, 116; favours a Canadian navy, 306, 308, 311; four guiding principles, 325-30, 34, 49-50, 121, 192; his great task, 329-30; a Liberal of the English school, 41, 117, 165; his personality, 3, 4, 6, 8-9, 11, 12, 13, 34, 48, 56, 82-3, 92, 165-6, 178. Law, A. Bonar, and food taxes, 279-80. Lemieux Act, the, 238. Lemieux, Rodolphe, 247; his mission to Japan, 255, 286. Letellier de St Just, Luc, 21; lieutenant-governor of Quebec, 63-6. Liberalism, definition of, 282, 326. Liberal party: leadership in commission, 91; its tariff policy, 41, 111, 112-13, 120, 125, 157, 173-5, 250-2, 276; election anomalies and sphere of influence, 245, 269, 167-8, 194. See Parliament. Lincoln, Abraham, 16. Lloyd-George, D., 277. Lorne, Marquis of, 65-6. M'Carthy Act, the, 70. M'Carthy, D'Alton, 116, 144; his tariff policy, 157, 158.