Louis Lacourse Lang^[1]

1880 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Louis Lacourse Lang
  Born	19 Feb 1880	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Dancer
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Manufacturer, Tannery
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Catholic
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	life insurance director, humanitarian
  Interesting	Life Story, public service
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-38060
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I38060	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Charles Henry Lang,   b. 13 Aug 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jul 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Mary Olivia LaCourse,   b. 30 Apr 1855, Picton, Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario ,   d. 9 Nov 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1875	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F27870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gertrude Olive "Gerty" Dietrich,   b. 21 Oct 1875, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	19 Aug 1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Esther Lang,   b. Nov 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F31677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Louis Lacourse Lang from Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• Notes

  Louis Lacourse Lang was born in Kitchener in 1880 the son of C.H. Lang and Minnie Lacourse, but lived in Galt for over sixty years. He was the president of the Lang Tanning Co., was a co-founder of the Freeport Sanitorium and was a member of the Galt Public Library Board from 1913 to 1942. He served as president of the Canadian Manufacturers Association and was Chairman of the Board of Sunshine Office Equipment Ltd., of the Freeport Sanitorium, and of The Waterloo Trust and Savings Company. He was the Honourary President of both the Ontario Division of the Canadian Cancer Society, and the Waterloo County Health Association and was a member of the Board of Governors of the Ontario Research Foundation. He was an honourary governor of the University of Western Ontario, a director of Canadian General Electric Co., of Shurly-Dietrich Atkins Ltd., of the Steel Co. of Canada, of the Supertest Petroleum Corporation Ltd., of the Canadian Pacific Electric Lines, of the Canadian Pacific Railway, of the Bank of Montreal and The Galt Brass Co. Ltd. At the time of his death he was also the honourary chairman of the Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada, having first become a member of the board in 1922. In addition to his business pursuits, Mr. Lang was a patron of the Boy Scouts Association of Canada and helped to establish Peacehaven Camp. In appreciation of his efforts on behalf of the Boy Scouts, Mr. Lang was awarded the Silver Wolf Badge, the highest honour bestowed by the Boy Scouts. Mr. Lang died on February 25, 1965 and is buried in Mount View Cemetery. Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 017044-1901. Louis La Course Lang, 22, Occ. Farmer, b. Berlin, Res. Same, son of George C. H. Lang and Minnie La Course, married Gertrude O. Dietrich, 25, b. Galt, Res. Same, daughter of Jerome C. Dietrich and Selena Palmer, Witness(es): J. C. and M. Selena Dietrich, both of Galt, 19 Aug 1901 At Galt. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 page 1. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 74. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 18 Page 33. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 1 Page 18. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 7 Oct 1875. 05 Oct 1875 By Rev. Dr. Funcken, C.R., Berlin, George Lang was married to Marie, oldest daughter of the Junior Judge Lacourse, both of Berlin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Feb 1880 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Dancer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Aug 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer, Tannery - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Catholic - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - life insurance director, humanitarian - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth