Louis Lacourse Lang

Louis LaCourse Lang, a native of Kitchener, was educated in Kitchener and at De La Salle Institute, Chicago. He became a leading figure in civic, business, church and welfare activities in Waterloo County and was well- known throughout Canada.

Lang was associated with Mutual Life Assurance Company from 1921, becoming president in 1943; chairman of the board in 1958 and honorary board chairman in 1965. He was a vice-president and director of Lang Tanning Co., Ltd. founded by his grandfather, Reinhold Lang.

On the national scene, Lang was senior vice-president of the Bank of Montreal and a director of the CPR. He served as president of the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association.

Lang was co-founder of the Freeport Sanatorium, honorary president of the Ontario division of the Canadian Cancer Society and a member of the board of governors of the Ontario Research Foundation. He contributed to the building of Canadian youth through his keen interest in the Boy Scouts Association, both in local and national activities. He held the Silver Wolf Badge. He was the first in the Hamilton diocese to become a Knight Commander of St. Gregory, the highest honour bestowed on laymen by the Roman Catholic Church.