Chapleau Sir Joseph Adolphe 1840-1898 Studied Law And Called To
the bar, 1861. Elected to Quebec Legislature, 1867, and successively
solicitor-general, and provincial secretary, of the province. Premier of
Quebec, 1879. Entered Dominion Cabinet, 1882, as secretary of state.
Appointed lieutenant-governor of Quebec, 1892; knighted, 1896. =Bib.=:
Works: Leon XIII, Homme d'Etat; Question des Chemins de Fer. For
biog., see J. A. Chapleau: Sa Biographie et Ses Discours; Morgan,
Can. Men; Dent, Can. Por.