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Lillooet (electoral District)
The Lillooet electoral district was a riding (provincial constituency) in the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the town of the same name and with various boundaries. Originally with two members, the constituency was split into Lillooet West and Lillooet East in the 1894, 1898, and 1900 elections, with Lillooet West being recomprised as one riding (with only one member) in the 1903 election. Political geography The riding was one of the first created in British Columbia, and at the time the town of Lillooet was one of the largest in the province (it is now one of the smallest). It was originally a two-member riding. It was an essentially rural riding, spanning the southern Cariboo and the mountain country west of Lillooet and the northern part of the Fraser Canyon. It was succeeded by the Yale-Lillooet riding, which has been succeeded by Fraser-Nicola. Members of the Legislative Assembly *Thomas Basil Humphreys - 1871-1875 * Andrew Thomas Jamieson - 1871-187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully independent country over the next century. Over its history, Canada's international borders have changed several times as it has added territories and provinces, making it the world's second-largest country by area. The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (formerly called the ''British North America Act, 1867''), whereas territorial governments are creatures of statute with powers delegated to them by the Parliament of Canada. The powers flowing from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Wellington Smith
Alfred Wellington Smith (born February 14, 1850 - ?) was an England, English-born general merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet (electoral district), Lillooet from 1889 to 1894 and Lillooet West (electoral district), Lillooet West from 1894 to 1903 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He was born in Bedford and educated at the Epworth Normal School. Smith was government agent at Lillooet, British Columbia, Lillooet from 1873 to 1878 and operated as a general merchant until 1886. He married Margaret Ann Gillen in 1873. Smith was elected to the assembly in an 1889 by-election held after the death of Alexander Edmund Batson Davie. He died in Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria. References 1840 births 1907 deaths Independent MLAs in British Columbia British emigrants to Canada {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 British Columbia General Election
The 1890 British Columbia general election was held in 1890. The number of members was increased for this election from 27 in the previous election to 33, although the number of ridings was decreased to 18. Political context Issues and debates Non-party system There were to be no political parties in the new province. The designations "Government" and "Opposition" and "Independent" (and variations on these) functioned in place of parties, but they were very loose and do not represent formal coalitions, more alignments of support during the campaign. "Government" meant in support of the current Premier; "Opposition" meant campaigning against him, and often enough the Opposition would win and immediately become the Government. Although Labour as a party had run candidates in previous election, this election saw the first victories by Labour candidates (in Nanaimo and Nanaimo City), and a "Farmer" candidate (in the second Nanaimo seat). There were five successful independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1882 British Columbia General Election
The 1882 British Columbia general election was held in 1882. Political context Issues and debates Non-party system There were to be no political parties in the new province. The designations "Government" and "Opposition" and "Independent" (and variations on these) functioned in place of parties, but they were very loose and do not represent formal coalitions, more alignments of support during the campaign. "Government" meant in support of the current Premier; "Opposition" meant campaigning against him, and often enough the Opposition would win and immediately become the Government. The Elections British Columbia notes for this election describe the designations as ''"Government (GOV.) candidates supported the administration of G.A.B. Walkem. Those opposed ran as Reform (REF.), Opposition (OPP.), Independent Reform (IND.REF.), or Independent Opposition (IND.OPP.) candidates. Those who ran as straight Independents (IND.) were sometimes described as Government supporters (IND./GOV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain John Martley
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, etc. In militaries, the captain is typically at the level of an officer commanding a company or battalion of infantry, a ship, or a battery of artillery, or another distinct unit. The term also may be used as an informal or honorary title for persons in similar commanding roles. Etymology The term "captain" derives from (, , or 'the topmost'), which was used as title for a senior Byzantine military rank and office. The word was Latinized as capetanus/catepan, and its meaning seems to have merged with that of the late Latin "capitaneus" (which derives from the classical Latin word "caput", meaning head). This hybridized term gave rise to the English language term captain and its equivalents in other languages (, , , , , , , , , kapitány, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1878 British Columbia General Election
The 1878 British Columbia general election was held in 1878. Political context Issues and debates Non-party system There were to be no political parties in the new province. The designations "Government" and "Opposition" and "Independent" (and variations on these) functioned in place of parties, but they were very loose and do not represent formal coalitions, more alignments of support during the campaign. "Government" meant in support of the current Premier; "Opposition" meant campaigning against him, and often enough the Opposition would win and immediately become the Government. The Elections British Columbia notes for this election describe the designations as ''"Government (GOV.) candidates supported the administration of G.A.B. Walkem. Those opposed ran as Reform (REF.), Opposition (OPP.), Independent Reform (IND.REF.), or Independent Opposition (IND.OPP.) candidates. Those who ran as straight Independents (IND.) were sometimes described as Government supporters (IND. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1871 British Columbia General Election
The 1871 British Columbia general election was held from October to December 1871. Formerly a British colony, British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20, 1871. An interim Cabinet was appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, and election writs for the first general election as a province of Canada were issued to choose 25 members of the first provincial legislature from 12 ridings (electoral districts). These ridings were: *Cariboo (three members) * Comox (one member) * Cowichan (two members) *Esquimalt (two members) *Kootenay (two members) *Lillooet (two members) *Nanaimo (one member) *New Westminster (two members) *New Westminster City (one member) *Victoria (two members) * Victoria City (four members) *Yale (three members). Polling conditions The election was held from October through December 1871, and was conducted by means of a show of hands on nomination day and, if required, an open poll book on polling day. There were no organized political pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Frederick Robinson
Donald Frederick Robinson (c. 1919 – January 9, 1997) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1956 to 1966, as a Social Credit member for the constituency of Lilloet. He died in Calgary, Alberta in 1997."Deaths", ''The Calgary Herald The ''Calgary Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Publication began in 1883 as ''The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate, and General Advertiser''. It is owned by the Postmedia Network. History ''The ...'', January 12, 1997, pg. F9 References British Columbia Social Credit Party MLAs Politicians from Calgary 1910s births 1997 deaths {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Gibson, Sr
Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, aka the House of Gordon, a Scottish clan Education * Gordon State College, a public college in Barnesville, Georgia * Gordon College (Massachusetts), a Christian college in Wenham, Massachusetts * Gordon College (Pakistan), a Christian college in Rawalpindi, Pakistan * Gordon College (Philippines), a public university in Subic, Zambales * Gordon College of Education, a public college in Haifa, Israel Places Australia *Gordon, Australian Capital Territory *Gordon, New South Wales * Gordon, South Australia *Gordon, Victoria *Gordon River, Tasmania *Gordon River (Western Australia) Canada *Gordon Parish, New Brunswick *Gordon/Barrie Island, municipality in Ontario *Gordon River (Chochocouane River), a river in Quebec Scotland *Gordon ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Matheson Murray
George Matheson Murray (July 27, 1889 – August 19, 1961), known publicly as George Murray, was a publisher and politician in British Columbia in the first half of the 20th century. He played a role in the founding of the Boy Scouts of Canada. Murray is best known as the husband of Margaret Lally "Ma" Murray. Early life and career Originally a reporter for the ''Ottawa Citizen'', Murray was schooled informally in politics by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, with whom he rode the streetcar to work every morning. After moving to British Columbia he started a weekly newspaper, ''The Chinook'', from an office in South Vancouver. Murray was active in Liberal Party politics and local society. It was during this period that he hired (and later married) Margaret Lally. Unable to enlist during World War I due to health problems, he folded ''The Chinook'' for financial reasons and moved to Anmore (near Port Moody) and worked as a reporter and editor with the ''Vancouver News-Advertiser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Crawford Carson
Ernest Crawford Carson (June 9, 1894 – October 21, 1952) was a rancher and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet (electoral district), Lillooet in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1928 to 1933 as a British Columbia Conservative Party, Conservative and from 1941 to 1952 as a member of the Coalition. He was reelected in 1952 as a Progressive Conservative. He was born on the family ranch in the Cariboo country and was educated there and in Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver. After high school, Carson worked on a railway survey crew. He served overseas during World War I and on his return took over the operation of the family ranch. In 1921, Carson married Halcyon Emma Hills. He served as postmaster at Pavilion, British Columbia, Pavilion from 1936 to 1941. Carson was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1933. He later served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Mines and Trade and Industry and as Minister of Public Works. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Edward Munn
Albert Edward Munn (30 January 1865 – 22 February 1946) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Munn was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Trafalgar Township, Canada West becoming a lumber merchant and manager. Munn attended school at Otterville, Ontario. He became a councillor for the city of Orillia, Ontario for two years. He moved to British Columbia and entered provincial politics there, becoming a Liberal member of the legislature at the Lillooet riding in the 1924 provincial election. He was defeated by Ernest Crawford Carson in the 1928 provincial election. He was first elected to Parliament at the Vancouver North riding in the 1930 general election. After serving only one term, the 17th Canadian Parliament, he was defeated by Charles Grant MacNeil of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; french: Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif, FCC); from 1955 the Social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
