LAURIA, ROGER DE, LURIA

or LORIA (d. 1305), Span. admiral; on outbreak of Sicilian Vespers went to Sicily with Peter IIf. of. Aragon, who app. him commander of fleet; defeated Anjevines, 1283, 1284; gained brilliant victories off Catalonian coast, 1285, routing French near Hormigas and at Rosas. 1919), Canadian statesman of Fr. extraction; 6. St. Lin, Quebec; educated at L’A omption Coll., and M’Gill Univ.; called to bar, 1864; entered Quebec Legislature, 1871; Dominion House of Commons, 1874; fine bilingual orator; minister of inland revenue in Mackenzie government, 1877; party defeated at polls in 1878, and in opposition eighteen years; leader of Liberal party, 1891; prime minister (first French-Canadian to hold the office), 1896; inaugurated British preferential tariff, 1897; devoted himself to development of resources of Canada, and to its prosperity as part of empire; returned to power in 1900, 1904, and 1908; defeated in 1911, mainly on question of reciprocity with U.S. Favored raising of Canadian Expeditionary Force by voluntary methods; refused to join coalition, which was overwhelmingly returned in 1917; continued to act as leader of opposition till death. ee 2s town, Greece; silver mines. Pop.