Napoléon Antoine Belcourt (September 15, 1860 - August 7, 1932) was a Franco-Ontarian parliamentarian. September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Franco-ontarians (French: Franco-ontarien) are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The debating chamber or hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. ...

Belcourt was born in Toronto to a French-Canadian family and raised in Trois Rivieres, Quebec. He studied law at Laval University and began his legal practice in Montreal in 1882 before moving to Ottawa in 1884. He joined the law faculty at the University of Ottawa in 1891 and became proprietor of the newspaper Le Temps which supported the Liberals of Wilfrid Laurier. }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Location. ... French Canadian (or Franco-Canadian) is a term that refers to francophone inhabitants of Canada. ... The hallmark of the city of Trois-Rivières, the Laviolette bridge. ... Laval University (Université Laval) is one of Canadas leading universities. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada Location. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Location. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... Tabaret Hall The University of Ottawa (U of O) was established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and is now a major bilingual university of Canada. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... Laurier re-directs here. ...

He first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1891 Canadian election but was defeated. He first won a seat in the 1896 Canadian election and used his position as a Member of Parliament to lobby in favour of the Franco-Ontarian community. A white Seat 600 SEAT is one of the leading car makers in Spain. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... (Redirected from 1891 Canadian election) The 1891 Canadian federal election was won by the Conservative Party of Sir John A. Macdonald. ... (Redirected from 1896 Canadian election) The Canadian federal election of 1896 was held on July 11, 1896. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...

In 1904 he became Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons but only remained in that position for the rest of that Parliament's term and stepped down following the 1904 Canadian election though he remained an MP. 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... In Canada the Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the lower house and is elected by fellow MPs. ... (Redirected from 1904 Canadian election) In the Canadian federal election of 1904, SIr Wilfrid Laurier led the Liberal Party of Canada to a second term in government, with an increased majority in the canadian House of Commons, and over half of the popular vote. ...

In 1907, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Laurier. 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Senate (French: Sénat) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ...

Belcourt became a leader in the movement for French language Separate Schools in Ontario. He presided over the first Congress of Franco-Ontarians in 1910 called to oppose the Ontario government's attempts to suppress the use of the French language in schools. He was also a leader in the struggle against Regulation 17 which was implemented by the provincial government in June 1912 to limit the use of French as a language of instruction in both the public and separate school systems. Opposition culminated in demonstrations of several thousand people in Ottawa with Belcourt speaking on behalf of the protesters. A separate school is a publicly funded school which includes religious education in its curriculum, as opposed to a private school or public school. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ...

He unsuccessfully argued against Regulation 17 in Ontario's Supreme Court in 1914 and appealed all the way to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Britain where his arguments that the Regulation violated the rights of French taxpayers to have their money used in accordance to their wishes and that it deprived citizens the right to use their own language and decide upon their children's language of instruction. While Belcourt lost in court the protest movement he led prevented the Regulation from being fully implemented. The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, is the highest court in that jurisdiction and functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be appealed. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is one of the highest courts in the United Kingdom. ...

In 1924, Belcourt was made Canada's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Interallied Conference in London and, the next year, he presided over the meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Ottawa. 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Minister is a diplomat accredited by one sovereign state to another who ranks immediately below the ambassador and usually acts as his or her assistant. ...