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New Westminster (electoral District)
New Westminster was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1871 to 1979. This riding was created in 1871 as New Westminster District when British Columbia joined Confederation and filled by special byelection. It was renamed "New Westminster" in 1872. The riding was abolished in 1976, when it was redistributed into the ridings of New Westminster—Coquitlam and Burnaby. History of boundaries Originally, this riding covered the entirety of the Lower Mainland, there being no other riding in the area (Vancouver riding was Vancouver Island, not the present city of Vancouver). Once the City of Vancouver and its suburbs the municipalities of Point Grey and South Vancouver were chartered, those areas were excluded from the New Westminster riding (1903) but the riding continued to include Richmond, Delta and all the Fraser Valley communities up the river to one mile beyond Yale. In 1914 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a ''circonscription'' but frequently called a ''comté'' (county). In English it is also colloquially and more commonly known as a Riding (division), riding or constituency. Each federal electoral district returns one Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of Canada; each Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial or territorial electoral district returns one representative—called, depending on the province or territory, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), National Assembly of Quebec, Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) or Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, Member of the House of Assembly (MHA)—to the provincial or territorial legislature. Since 2015, there have been 338 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Hogarth
Hon. Douglas Aird Hogarth, (9 May 1927 – 17 September 1996) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and became a barrister and solicitor by career. He was first elected at the New Westminster riding in the 1968 general election and served one term, the 28th Canadian Parliament The 28th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 12, 1968, until September 1, 1972. The membership was set by the 1968 federal election on June 25, 1968, and it changed only slightly due to resignations and by-elections until it was dis .... Leaving office, Hogarth did not participate in further federal elections. External links * 1927 births 1996 deaths 20th-century Canadian lawyers Canadian King's Counsel Lawyers in Saskatchewan Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Politicians from Saskatoon {{BritishColumbia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Buckham Kennedy
James Buckham Kennedy (February 23, 1844 – September 25, 1930) was a Canadian lumberman and Liberal politician. Kennedy was the MLA for New Westminster from 1894 to 1898 and Member of Parliament for New Westminster for one term from 1904 to 1908. He also sat on New Westminster New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capi ...'s city council. Kennedy was married first in New Westminster B.C. on November 30, 1880 to Josephine Eugenia DeBeck who was born in 1859 in New Brunswick, and died in Los Gatos, California in 1883. She was the daughter of George and Eliza Ann DeBeck. They had one son Clarence George Kennedy born May 6, 1882 in New Westminster B.C., who died March 27, 1908 in Vernon, BC. All, except Josephine, are buried in the Fraser Cemetery New Westminster B.C. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Oliver (British Columbia Politician)
John Oliver (July 31, 1856–August 17, 1927) was a British-Canadian politician and farmer in British Columbia, Canada. Oliver won a seat in the provincial legislature in the 1900 election and became leader of the opposition. He lost his seat in the 1909 election. He returned to the legislature in the 1916 election as a Liberal member, and became Minister of Agriculture and Railways in the cabinet of Harlan Carey Brewster. Oliver succeeded Brewster to become the 19th premier of British Columbia when Brewster died in 1918. Oliver's government developed the produce industry in the Okanagan Valley, and tried to persuade the federal government to lower the freight rate for rail transport. Oliver also in 1923 hosted the visit of Warren Harding to Vancouver, the first visit of a sitting United States President to Canada in history. Oliver remained premier until his death in 1927. John Oliver Secondary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, John Oliver Park in Delta, BC, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Davis Taylor
James Davis Taylor (September 2, 1863 – May 11, 1941) was a Canadian publisher, journalist, soldier and Conservative politician. As a member of the Ottawa Sharpshooters, Taylor was involved in resisting the 1885 North-West Rebellion. As a lieutenant colonel during World War I he commanded the 131st Battalion overseas. Taylor was MP for New Westminster New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capi ... from 1908 until 1917. Davis was then appointed to the Senate where he served until his death. References * 1863 births 1941 deaths Canadian journalists People of the North-West Rebellion Canadian military personnel of World War I Canadian senators from British Columbia Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dowsley Reid
John Dowsley Reid, (1 January 1859 – 26 August 1929) was a Canadian businessman, physician, and parliamentarian. A Conservative, he was a long-standing Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario Electoral district of Grenville South (named simply Grenville after 1903). He was first elected in the Canadian federal election of 1891 and was re-elected seven more times. During his years in the House of Commons, he served as a cabinet minister in a variety of posts in the Cabinet of Canada, including: * Minister of Customs (10 October 1911 – 11 October 1917) * Minister of Railways and Canals (12 October 1917 – 20 September 1921) * Minister of Customs and Inland Revenue (Acting) 2 September 1919 – 30 December 1919) * Minister of Public Works (Acting) (6 August 1919 – 2 September 1919) and (31 December 1919 – 12 July 1920) On 22 September 1921, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the recommendation of Arthur Meighen Arthur Meig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Parmater Pettipiece
Richard Parmater (Parm) Pettipiece (1875 – 10 January 1960) was a Canadian socialist and publisher. He was one of the founders of Socialist Party of Canada, and one of the leaders of the Canadian socialist movement in British Columbia in the early 20th century. Later he moved into the moderate trade union movement, and for many years was a Vancouver alderman. Early years Richard Parmeter Pettipiece was born in Ontario in 1875. He was a newspaper vendor in Calgary as a boy, then joined the printing trade in 1890. In 1894 he moved to South Edmonton (later renamed Strathcona), now a part of Edmonton and started a weekly newspaper, the ''South Edmonton News''. Not even 20 years old, he was nicknamed "the boy editor." His newspaper favoured freer trade with the U.S. Its editorial stance was "an advocate of radical tariff reform while in general principle it will be independent." The first ice hockey match between the newly formed South Edmonton Shamrocks and the Edmonton Thistles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wells Gray (Canadian Politician)
Arthur Wellesley Gray (1876 – 7 May 1944) was a British Columbia cabinet minister and mayor. He is particularly noted for his work creating some of British Columbia's early provincial parks and Wells Gray Provincial Park is named for him. His colleagues usually called him by his nickname, "Wells".Neave, Roland (2015). ''Exploring Wells Gray Park'', 6th edition. Wells Gray Tours, Kamloops, BC. . Gray was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, in 1876 and was considered the city's greatest son because few native-born British Columbians before him attained cabinet posts. As a youth, he achieved distinction in lacrosse and was a member of the New Westminster Salmonbelly Club which won the world lacrosse championship in 1900. At age 30, Gray was elected alderman of New Westminster and at age 36 he became mayor, a post he held from 1913 to 1919 and again from 1927 to 1930. In 1927, he was also elected to the British Columbia Legislature in Victoria and was re-elected at the next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Garland McQuarrie
William Garland McQuarrie (July 26, 1876 – May 30, 1943) was a Canadian lawyer and politician in the province of British Columbia. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of Lachlan and Mary McQuarrie, McQuarrie was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba and New Westminster, British Columbia. He studied law at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1900. In 1919, he was created a King's Counsel. He first practiced law in Ashcroft, British Columbia and soon practiced in New Westminster. From 1916 to 1917, he was president of the New Westminster Federal Conservative Association. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of New Westminster in the 1917 federal election. He was re-elected in 1921, 1925, and 1926 elections. He was defeated in 1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Reid (Canadian Politician)
Thomas Reid (18 April 1886 – 12 October 1968) was a Canadian businessman and politician in the province of British Columbia. Reid was born in Cambuslang, Scotland. In 1909, he moved to Canada and in 1911 married Mary Jeanie Masson, also from Scotland. Together they raised a family of two sons and two daughters. The Reids moved to Surrey in 1918 where Thomas Reid managed the Pacific Car and Foundry Company. In 1922 Reid was elected to office as a Councillor for Surrey and served two years in this capacity. From 1924 to 1930 he was elected annually to the position of Reeve. During this time he was twice appointed head of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities. In 1930, Reid entered federal politics and was elected Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the New Westminster riding. He represented this riding for nineteen years. Reid was a founding member of the International Pacific Coast Sockeye Salmon Commission and served as chairman from 1937 to 1967. Reid was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmore Philpott
Captain Elmore Philpott (May 2, 1896 – December 9, 1964) was a Canadian politician and journalist. Philpott joined the Canadian military during World War I and was badly wounded – he needed two canes to help him walk for the rest of his life. He was working as an editorial writer for the Toronto ''Globe'' when he ran for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party in its 1930 leadership convention. He lost badly to Mitchell Hepburn. The next year, he attempted to become a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario through a by-election, but was defeated. In 1933, Philpott resigned from the ''Globe'' to join the new Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and was asked to lead a campaign organizing Clubs for the Ontario CCF. The CCF in Ontario was organized into three sections at the time: the United Farmers of Ontario (UFO), the ''Labour Conference'' made up of socialist and labour groups, and the CCF Clubs. Philpott became the president of the Ontario Association of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mott (British Columbia Politician)
William Malcolm Mott (18 December 1894 – 26 November 1961) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and became an electrician by career and president of Mott Electric Company. He was first elected to Parliament at the New Westminster riding in a by-election on 24 October 1949, after incumbent Thomas Reid was appointed to the Senate. Mott was defeated in the 1953 election by George Hahn of the Social Credit party. Mott was also mayor of New Westminster, British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ... from 1942 to 1948, after serving as alderman there between 1936 and 1940. In 1947 and 1948, he was president of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities. Mott Crescent in the municipality's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
