Joseph Royal (7 May 1837 – 23 August 1902) was a

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journalist, lawyer, politician, businessman, and

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Early life and career

Royal studied at St. Mary's Jesuit college in Montreal. His early publishing career included a term as editor of Montreal's ''Minerve'' from 1857 to 1859. He then founded and published other Montreal-based publications such as ''L'Ordre'' (1859–1860), ''La Revue Canadienne'' (1864) and ''Le Nouveau Monde'' (1867, editor-in-chief). Soon after moving to Manitoba, Royal founded ''Le Metis'' and operated that publication from 1871 to 1882 after which its new owner changed its title to ''Le Manitoba''. His legal career began in Lower Canada where he was called to that province's

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in 1864. He joined the Manitoba bar in 1871 after moving to that province. In 1880, Royal left legal practice.

Political career

In the 1870 Manitoba provincial elections, he was acclaimed to the

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for the riding St François Xavier West, and in 1871 he was unanimously chosen

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. From 1874 to 1876, he was the Provincial Secretary and Minister of Public Works. From 1876 to 1878, he was the Attorney General. In 1878, he was the Minister of Public Works. In an 1879 by-election, he was elected to the

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representing the Manitoba riding of

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, he was re-elected in 1882 and 1887. Royal was appointed to, and served as a member on the

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, the first legislature of the

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from 1872 to 1876. He would later serve as the Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories from 1888 to 1893.

Later life

In December 1894, Royal returned to ''La Minerve'' where he became editor-in-chief. After publishing other books, he died in Montreal in 1902.

Works

* ''Vie Politique de Sir Louis H Lafontaine'' (1864) * ''La Vallée de la Mantawa'' (Montreal, 1869) * ''Le Canada, république ou colonie?'' (Montreal, 1894) * ''Histoire du Canada 1841 à 1867'' (Montreal, 1909) – published after death

Electoral history

References

External links

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The Honourable Joseph Royal, 1888–93 at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
{{DEFAULTSORT:Royal, Joseph 1837 births 1902 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs Lieutenant Governors of the Northwest Territories Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba People from Repentigny, Quebec Canadian Roman Catholics Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery