What is Marie-Louise Meilleur?
'''Marie-Louise Meilleur''' (August 29, 1880 – April 16, 1998<ref name=grg>[https://grg.org/Adams/C.HTM Table C - World's Oldest Person (WOP) Titleholders Since 1955] Gerontology Research Group</ref>) was a Canadian [[supercentenarian]] who is the oldest person ever from [[Canada]]. A vegetarian who never drank alcohol, she was also an avid cigarette smoker until well into her 90s. Meilleur was always quick to tell everyone that her grandfather once sat on [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]'s knee.<ref name=GRG1880>[https://grg.org/Gallery/1880Gallery.html Photo Gallery for Supercentenarians born in the year 1880, as of August 17, 2019.] Gerontology Research Group</ref> On March 20, 1993, Lillian Ross died, Meilleur became the oldest living person in Canada. On August 4, 1997, [[Jeanne Calment]] died, and Meilleur, 116 years, 340 days, became the oldest living person in the world.<ref name=grg /> On August 29, 1997, Meilleur became the 3rd verified person in human history to reach age 117 after Jeanne Calment and Delphia Welford. On November 4, 1997, with the age of 117 years and 67 days, surpassed the lifespan of Delphia Welford<ref name=GRG2023>{{Cite web |url=https://www.grg-supercentenarians.org/recent-historical-validations-by-the-gerontology-research-group/ |title=Historical validations by the Gerontology Research Group |access-date=2023-05-13 |archive-date=2023-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502020450/https://www.grg-supercentenarians.org/recent-historical-validations-by-the-gerontology-research-group/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> to become the 2nd-oldest person ever, although [[Shigechiyo Izumi]] was still believed to be older at the time of his death. Izumi's record was withdrawn by [[Guinness World Records]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite book|title=Guinness Book of World Records|year=2011|page=211|author=Craig Glenday}}</ref> On April 16, 1998, Meilleur died, 117 years 230 days, and [[Sarah Knauss]] became the oldest living person.<ref name=grg /> She died of blood clot. At the time of her death, she