Alfred D. (Alfred Duclos) DeCelles

Born in Saint-Laurent, Lower Canada, in 1843, Alfred Duclos DeCelles studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, where he showed strong ability in history, languages, and writing. He began his career in journalism at Le Journal de Québec and later became editor of Montreal's La Minerve, building a reputation as a skilled political writer.

Although trained in law, he devoted most of his working life to journalism and public service. In 1880 he joined the Library of Parliament in Ottawa as assistant librarian, and he later served as librarian there. Alongside this work, he continued to write on politics, culture, and history.

DeCelles is remembered as an important man of letters in French-speaking Canada. His life connected the worlds of newspapers, government, and scholarship, and his writing helped document the political and cultural life of his era.