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Ottawa (Ontario Provincial Electoral District)
Ottawa was the name of a provincial electoral district that elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada from 1867 to 1894 and two members from 1894 to 1908. The riding was created when Ontario became a province in 1867, initially consisting solely of the City of Ottawa. It was expanded in the 1894 redistribution to include the villages of Ottawa East and Hintonburg, the unincorporated community of Mechanicsville and that part of the Township of Nepean located in Lots 36, 37, 38 in Concession A of Ottawa Front (mostly the area around the Bayswater community,http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/Images/Maps/TownshipMaps/car-m-nepean.jpg today the area east of Parkdale Avenue and north of Carling Avenue). The riding was abolished in the 1908 redistribution into Ottawa East and Ottawa West. When the Ottawa district had two members, 1894-1908, each voter could cast up to two votes (Block Voting). Members of Provincial Parliament Election r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carleton County, Ontario
Carleton County is the name of a former county in Ontario, Canada. In 1969, it was superseded by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton. In 2001, the Regional Municipality and its eleven local municipalities (including Ottawa) were replaced by the current City of Ottawa. History Upon the creation of the Johnston District in 1800, Carleton County, named after Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, was created from portions of Dundas and Grenville counties, comprising the following territory: In 1824, upon the creation of Bathurst District (with its judicial seat at Perth), Carleton was withdrawn from Johnstown District and divided into two counties, so that its constituent townships were distributed as follows: In 1838, Carleton was withdrawn from Bathurst District to form Dalhousie District, its judicial seat at Bytown, with the following territorial adjustments: #Pakenham township was transferred to the new Renfrew County #North Gower and Marlborough townships were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erskine Henry Bronson
Erskine Henry Bronson (September 12, 1844 – October 19, 1920) was an American-born Canadian businessman and political figure. He represented the riding of Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1898. He was born in Bolton, New York in 1844, the son of Henry Franklin Bronson, and came to Bytown with his family in 1853. Bronson was educated in Ottawa at the District Grammar School and New York City. He became a partner in the Bronsons and Weston Lumber Company in 1867 and took control of the company when his father died in 1889. Bronson served on Ottawa City Council from 1872 to 1877 and was a provincial minister in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1898. He was also a public school board trustee for 18 years. Bronson was president of the Ottawa Power Company, Limited. This resulted from his efforts to diversify the family business. The power house and power plant at Chaudière Falls which were erected in 1900 following the 1900 Hull†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Baskerville
Patrick Baskerville (born c. 1829 – June 29, 1901) was an Irish-born Canadian businessman and political figure in Ontario. He represented the riding of Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1879 to 1886 as a Conservative member. Baskerville was born in Ballyrusheen, County Tipperary, Ireland in 1829, the son of George Baskerville, a farmer, and emigrated to Bytown with his family in 1847. Baskerville worked at farming and the timber trade, before becoming a clerk with the Bytown and Prescott Railway The Bytown and Prescott Railway (B&PR) was a railway joining Ottawa (then called Bytown) with Prescott, Ontario, Prescott on the Saint Lawrence River. The company was incorporated in 1850, and the first train ran from Prescott into Bytown on Chris ... in 1854. In 1862, he became a merchant, selling groceries. His three brothers joined the business as partners in 1870. References External links ''A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography : being chiefly men of the ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John O'Connor (Canadian Politician)
John O'Connor (January 1, 1824 – November 3, 1887) was a Canadian politician and cabinet minister. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Irish immigrants John and Mary O’Connor, he moved with his family to Essex County, Upper Canada in 1828. A lawyer by training, he was elected to the 7th Parliament of the Province of Canada in 1863. In 1867, he was elected to the 1st Canadian Parliament representing the riding of Essex. He was re-elected to the 2nd Canadian Parliament but was defeated in the 1874 federal election. In the period of 1872 to 1873, he was President of the Privy Council, Minister of Inland Revenue, and Postmaster General. He was re-elected again in the 1878 federal election for the riding of Russell. From 1878 to 1880, he again was the President of the Privy Council. As well he was the Postmaster General in 1880 and from 1881 to 1882. From 1880 to 1881, he was the Secretary of State of Canada. In 1884, he was appointed a judge of the Court of Quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel John O'Donoghue
Daniel John O'Donoghue (August 1, 1844 – January 16, 1907) was a printer, labour leader and political figure in Ontario. O'Donoghue is recognized as one of the original founders of organized labour in Canada and in 1874 he became the first labour candidate election to a Canadian legislature.Clavette, Ken. "The 'Rag, Tag, and Bobnail:' The rise and fall of Ottawa's early working class." ''Ottawa: Making A Capital.'' Ottawa: Ottawa University Press, 2001. pg. 151 Labour activism He was born near Killarney in Ireland in 1844 and came to Canada with his parents in 1852. Required to support his family after the death of his father, he became an apprentice to a printer in Ottawa at 13. He later spent time learning his trade as a printer while working in various places in the United States. In 1866, he returned to work in Ottawa, where he helped form Ottawa Typographical Union, later part of the International Typographical Union. In 1872, with Donald Robertson, he convinced Sir J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard William Scott
Sir Richard William Scott, (February 24, 1825 – April 23, 1913) was a Canadian politician and cabinet minister. Early life He was born in Prescott, Ontario, in 1825, a descendant of a family from County Clare. A lawyer by training, Scott was admitted to the bar in 1848 and established a practice in Bytown (now Ottawa). Political career Scott became a member of municipal council in 1851, was mayor of Bytown in 1852, and held a seat in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1857 to 1863. With Canadian Confederation, Scott won a seat in the Ontario legislature as a Liberal representing Ottawa from 1867 to 1871. He was Speaker of the legislature briefly in December 1871 before he was appointed to the provincial cabinet as Commissioner of Crown Lands. Scott played a leading role in passing legislation ensuring the rights of separate schools in Ontario. In November 1873, he left provincial politics when he was appointed minister without portfolio by Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Joseph McDougal
Donald Archibald Joseph Pius McDougal (October 29, 1872 РNovember 3, 1942) was a lawyer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented the riding of Ottawa from 1905 to 1908 and Ottawa East from 1908 to 1911 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal. The son of Francis McDougal and Amelia McGillis, he was born in Ottawa and was educated at the University of Ottawa and Osgoode Hall Law School. He served as an Ottawa alderman for one year. He died in Ottawa at the age of 70. During the early to mid 1890s McDougal was active as an athlete on the Ottawa Hockey Club and as a football player on the Ottawa College The University of Ottawa (french: Universit̩ d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ottawa ... team. References External links * 1874 births 1942 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Samuel May
George Samuel May (January 18, 1858 – December 29, 1922) was a merchant and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented the riding of Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1908 as a Liberal. The son of George May and Elizabeth N. Cobb, he was born in Montreal and was educated in Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core .... In 1884, he married Hattie Elizabeth Taylor. May served 16 years as a member of the Ottawa Public School Board. References External links * 1858 births 1922 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Ontario school board trustees {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Parliament Of Ontario
The 11th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from January 25, 1905, until May 2, 1908, just prior to the 1908 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by Sir James P. Whitney. The Commissioner of Crown Lands became the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. The Commissioner of Public Works became the Minister of Public Works. An Electrical Power Commission was formed to consider the feasibility of delivering electrical power generated at Niagara Falls Niagara Falls () is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, ... to industrial centres in the province. Joseph Wesley St. John served as speaker for the assembly until his death on April 7, 1907. Thomas Crawford succeeded St. John as speaker. Notes References ''A History of Ontario : its resourc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Murphy (Canadian Politician)
Denis Murphy (April 2, 1842 – March 10, 1917 ) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented the riding of Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as Conservative member from 1902 to 1904. His first name appears as Dennis in some sources. There is some question as to what year he was born. His gravestone says he was born in 1840, but his obituary in ''The Ottawa Evening Citizen'' newspaper, Monday, March 12, 1917, said he was born in 1842. He is buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was born in County Cork, Ireland, the son of Jeremiah Murphy and Ellen Sullivan, and was educated in Chatham, Argenteuil County, Canada East. He and his family moved to Canada in 1849, locating at Greece's Point, on the Grenville Canal, in the province of Quebec. In 1865, he worked as captain on one of the Montreal and Ottawa Forwarding Company's steamers, then was appointed business manager of the Ottawa branch of the company. In 1880, he formed a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Parliament Of Ontario
The 10th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from May 29, 1902, until December 13, 1904, just prior to the 1905 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by George William Ross. William Andrew Charlton served as speaker for the assembly. Members elected to the Assembly Italicized names indicate members returned by acclamation An acclamation is a form of election that does not use a ballot. It derives from the ancient Roman word ''acclamatio'', a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval towards imperial officials in certain social contexts. Voting Voice vot .... Timeline External links''A History of Ontario : its resources and development.'', Alexander Fraser [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Lumsden
Alexander Lumsden (October 4, 1843 РAugust 5, 1904)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196341801/alexander-lumsden was an Ontario lumber merchant and political figure. He represented the riding of Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1898 to 1902 as a Liberal member. He was born in New Edinburgh, Canada West, the son of John Lumsden, and educated at the Ottawa Collegiate Institute. He married Margaret Duncan. He worked for lumbermen Joseph Merrill Currier and James MacLaren James Maclaren (March 19, 1818 РFebruary 10, 1892) was an early settler and entrepreneur in western Quebec. Maclaren was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1818. He came to Richmond in Upper Canada with his family in 1822. The family then settl ... before going into business on his own in 1881. Lumsden acquired timber limits in T̩miscaming, Qu̩bec, Canada region and also owned lumber mills and a fleet of steamships in that region. After his death, his son John took over the operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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