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My parents migrated to Canada in 1876, and I decided to go with them.

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Stephen Leacock
Age: 74 †
Born: 1869
Born: December 30
Died: 1944
Died: March 28
Economist
Humorist
Political Scientist
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Stephen Butler Leacock
Migrated
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