Antoine Léger
1880-1950

Antoine Joseph Léger was born in Memramcook (NB) on 16 October 1880. After attending primary school in his native village, he enrolled at the Collège Saint-Joseph where he obtained his bachelor of arts in 1903. In 1907, he was called to the Bar of New Brunswick and established his practice location in Moncton, NB. From 1925 to 1935, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the county of Westmorland. In 1935, he was appointed senator, as successor to Pascal Poirier. He was active in the Société Nationale l'Assomption, the Association acadienne d'éducation and the Comité de Grand-Pré Memorial Church.  Léger published Les grandes lignes de l'histoire de la Société l'Assomption, the history of an Acadian association, and wrote articles on Acadian history as well as several historical novels. He died 7 April 1950.

Source

Antoine Joseph Léger.” Wikipedia, 2023. Accessed 7 April 2023.

Predominant New Brunswick Residences:

Memramcook

Archival Material

  • Location
    Centre d'études acadiennes Anselme-Chiasson
    Retrieval Number
    21, CP21, G21, P21, CT43 à CT69
    Date Range of Material
    1843-1952
    Extent

    8 m of textual records and other

    Scope and Content Note

    Fonds includes files containing speeches by Antoine J. Léger; newspaper clippings on various subjects; legal documents that were produced by Léger when he was a lawyer; personal documents; family photos and photos of Acadian personalities; manuscripts of his studies and novels; correspondence files related to the Société l'Assomption and to his political career, his education, his legal practice, the works Acadian National Churches (Grand-Pré Souvenir Church, L'Évangéline, etc.); correspondence regarding his publications and those of Pascal Poirier on the Acadian language, and his appointment to the Senate.

Headshot of Antoine Léger
Picture Caption

Antoine Léger

Credit

"Antoine Léger". Société Culturelle de la Vallée de Memramcook. Accessed 24 April 2023.

Bibliography Items

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Léger, Antoine. Les grandes lignes de l'histoire de la Société l'Assomption. Quebec City, QC: Imprimerie Franciscaine Missionaire, 1933, 260 pp. [ book ]

Léger, Antoine. Elle et lui (tragique idylle du peuple acadian). Moncton, NB: L'Évangeline ltee., 1940, 203 pp. [ book ]

Léger, Antoine. Une fleur d'Acadie : un épisode du grand dérangement. Moncton, NB: L'imprimerie acadienne, 1946, 128 pp. [ book ]

Léger, Antoine. Petitcodiac. , 1948, 17 pp. [ book ]