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8th Manitoba Legislature
The members of the 8th Manitoba Legislature was elected in the Manitoba general election held in July 1892. The legislature sat from February 2, 1893, to December 11, 1895. The Liberals led by Thomas Greenway formed the government. William A. Macdonald served as Leader of the Opposition in 1893. After Macdonald's election was overturned, John Andrew Davidson became opposition leader in 1894. Davidson was subsequently unseated and James Fisher served as ''de facto'' opposition leader during the period that followed. Samuel Jacob Jackson was speaker for the assembly until January 1895. Finlay McNaughton Young succeeded Winram as speaker. There were three sessions of the 8th Legislature: John Christian Schultz Sir John Christian Schultz (January 1, 1840 – April 13, 1896) was a Manitoba politician and businessman.Richard Gwyn, Nation Maker, Vol. II: pg. 100. Vintage Canada, 2012. Print. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1871 t ... was Lieutenant G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1892 Manitoba General Election
The 1892 Manitoba general election was held on July 23, 1892. References 1892 elections in Canada 1892 Events January–March * January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States. * February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado. * February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies for ... 1892 in Manitoba July 1892 events {{Manitoba-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birtle (electoral District)
Birtle is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. Birtle was established in 1881, following the western expansion of the province's boundaries. It was located in the central western region of the province, near Roblin and Russell. It was eliminated for the 1886 provincial election, but re-established for the 1888 election. For most of its history, Birtle was safe for the Liberal and Liberal-Progressive Liberal-Progressive was a label used by a number of candidates in Canadian elections between 1925 and 1953. In federal and Ontario politics, there was no Liberal-Progressive party: it was an alliance between two parties. In Manitoba, a party existe ... parties. The constituency was abolished with the 1958 election, with much of its territory going to the new constituency of Birtle-Russell. Provincial representatives {{DEFAULTSORT:Birtle (Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba 1881 establishments in Manitoba 1886 dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deloraine (Manitoba Riding) , a title in the peerage of Scotland
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Deloraine may refer to the following: *Deloraine, Tasmania, a town in Australia *Deloraine, Manitoba, a town in Canada *Earl of Deloraine Earl of Deloraine was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1706 for Lord Henry Scott, second surviving son of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (illegitimate son of King Charles II by his mistress Lucy Walter) by Anne Scott, 1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Kellett
Thomas Henry "Tom" Kellett (c. 1860 – November 2, 1907) was a railway agent and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Deloraine from 1892 to 1895 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative. He was the first station agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway at Brandon, Manitoba and served for many years as station agent at Deloraine, where he also profited by speculating in land. In 1887, Kellett married Elizabeth Woodhouse. From 1895 to 1901, he was a grain broker. In 1901, he opened an employment office in Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 .... He died at home in Winnipeg at the age of 47. References Year of birth uncertain 1907 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs {{Manitoba-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauphin (provincial Electoral District)
Dauphin is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally created in 1881 with the expansion of the province's western boundary, eliminated in 1886, re-established in 1892, and finally abolished in 1999. Most of its territory went to the new riding of Dauphin-Roblin, though a small amount went to the riding of Swan River. Dauphin-Roblin was largely replaced by a new Dauphin riding in the 2008 redistribution, expanding to include Ste. Rose du Lac. Dauphin was initially centred on the community of Dauphin, Manitoba, though it now encompasses much rural territory as well. It is located in the province's mid-northern region, close to the provincial border with Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak .... List of provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Arthur Burrows
Theodore Arthur Burrows (August 15, 1857 – January 18, 1929) was a politician and office-holder in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of the province from October 6, 1926 until his death. Burrows was born in Ottawa, Canada West (now Ontario), where his grandfather had been a pioneer settler. He moved to Manitoba in 1875, and was subsequently educated at Manitoba College. In 1877, Burrows became the first law student in Winnipeg history, working in the office of one Frederick Mackenzie. He entered the lumber business in 1879, and subsequently played a major role in developing the industry in Manitoba's northwest. Burrows entered politics in 1892, winning election to the provincial legislature in the riding of Dauphin. Although he described himself as a Liberal-Conservative, he was nevertheless a supporter of Liberal Premier Thomas Greenway. Burrows defeated his Conservative opponent Glenlyon Campbell by 317 votes to 308. Burrows defeated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypress (former Manitoba Provincial Electoral District)
Cypress is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... It was located in the south of the province. Cypress was created for the 1886 provincial election, and abolished with the 1969 election. Provincial representatives Election results {{DEFAULTSORT:Cypress (Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Doig
Alfred Doig (March 15, 1855 – May 2, 1939) was a merchant and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Cypress from 1892 to 1899 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal. Life He was born in Toronto, Canada West, the son of Andrew Doig and Ann Spaulding, both natives of Scotland. Doig was educated in Owen Sound. He then apprenticed as a copper and tin smith, completing his apprenticeship in Walkerton. Doig worked at this trade in Meaford and then Bolton. He married Adelaide Wilcox in 1877. In 1890, he left Ontario for Manitoba, settling in Glenboro. There, Doig purchased a tin business, which he expanded to include wholesale and retail hardware sales. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Manitoba assembly in 1899. Doig was named an honorary life member of the Manitoba Curling Association in 1922. He died in Glenboro at the age of 84. His brother William William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carillon (electoral District)
Carillon is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. It was established for the 1886 provincial election, and eliminated with the 1969 election. The constituency was predominantly francophone. Albert Prefontaine and his son Edmond Edmond is a given name related to Edmund. Persons named Edmond include: * Edmond Canaple (1797–1876), French politician * Edmond Chehade (born 1993), Lebanese footballer * Edmond Conn (1914–1998), American farmer, businessman, and politician ... represented Carillon for almost all of the period between 1903 and 1962, serving with a variety of parties. Provincial representatives Electoral results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Carillon (Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba 1886 establishments in Manitoba 1969 disestablishments in Manitoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Jérôme
Martin Jérôme (November 23, 1850 – July 22, 1936) was an American-born Métis farmer and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Carillon from 1888 to 1895 and from 1900 to 1903 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal. Born in Pembina, Minnesota Territory, he was educated at the Collège de Saint-Boniface. In 1871, he married Leocadie Carriere. Jérôme served as the first reeve for the Rural Municipality of De Salaberry. He was elected as an independent Liberal when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1892 and was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1896. Jérôme served for several years as a Canadian immigration agent in France and Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th .... He died in St. Boniface. References 1850 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon South
Brandon may refer to: Names and people *Brandon (given name), a male given name * Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins Places Australia *Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales *Brandon, Queensland, a small town just south of Townsville Canada * Brandon, Manitoba England * Brandon, County Durham *Brandon, Lincolnshire *Brandon, Northumberland *Brandon, Suffolk *Brandon, Warwickshire * Brandon Hill, Bristol France *Brandon, Saône-et-Loire Ireland *Brandon, County Kerry *Mount Brandon, a mountain overlooking the village * Brandon Bay, the bay overlooked by the village * Brandon Creek, County Kerry *Brandon Hill, a hill between Graiguenamana and Inistoige, Co. Kilkenny. United States *Brandon Corner, California *Brandon, Colorado *Brandon, Florida *Brandon, Iowa *Brandon Township, Michigan *Brandon, Minnesota *Brandon Township, Minnesota *Brandon, Mississippi *Brandon, Montana *Brandon, Nebraska *Brandon, New York *Brando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Graham
Herbert Clement Graham (February 27, 1856 – 1934) was a farmer and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Brandon South from 1892 to 1899 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal. He was born in Oxford County, Canada West, the son of Allen E. Graham, and farmed there and in Kent County. In 1877, Graham came to Manitoba and settled on a farm northwest of Winnipeg. He married Annie Cunningham in 1878. After four years, he moved to a new farm in the Brandon Hills area, which he operated until he retired to Brandon Brandon may refer to: Names and people *Brandon (given name), a male given name *Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins Places Australia *Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales *Brandon, Q ... in 1896. He also owned a retail lumber and coal business at Carroll and held real estate throughout the province. From 1885 to 1888, Graham served on the council for the Rural Municipality of Oakla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
