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2nd Manitoba Legislature
The members of the 2nd Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in December 1874. The legislature sat from March 31, 1875, to November 11, 1878. Premier Robert Atkinson Davis with the support of Joseph Royal was able to form a minority government. Davis offered a cabinet seat to John Norquay, which won him the support of moderate English-speaking members. The Legislative Council of Manitoba was abolished. In 1874, representatives of the provincial government requested additional funding from the federal government in Ottawa. The federal cabinet agreed on the condition that the legislative council be abolished. The council itself rejected two bills calling for its abolition. Finally, in 1876, a sufficient number of members of the council were persuaded by the lieutenant-governor to support the bill. Joseph Dubuc served as speaker for the assembly. There were four sessions of the 2nd Legislature: Alexander Morris was Lieutenant Governor of Mani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1874 Manitoba General Election
The 1874 Manitoba general election was held on December 30, 1874. Persons elected: References 1874 Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx. * January 2 – Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time. * January 3 – Third Carlist War &n ... 1874 elections in Canada 1874 in Manitoba December 1874 events {{Manitoba-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sutherland (Manitoba Politician)
John Sutherland (December 23, 1837 – May 31, 1922) was a farmer and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Kildonan from 1871 to 1874 and from 1875 to 1878 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He was born at Kildonan, Manitoba, the son of Alexander Sutherland and Christy McBeth. Sutherland was superintendent for the Old Kildonan Sunday School. In 1862, he married Flora Polson. Sutherland was named Minister of Public Works but refused the office, having differences of opinion with other cabinet members. He was buried in Kildonan. References 1837 births 1922 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba {{Manitoba-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Howard (Manitoba Politician)
Thomas Howard (1845 – July, 1903) was a political figure in Manitoba. He represented St Peters from 1871 to 1874 and St. Clements from 1874 to 1878 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He was born in Kingston, Ontario, the son of Dr. Henry Howard, and was educated in Montreal. Howard came to Manitoba as captain and paymaster with Wolseley's Red River Expeditionary Force in 1869. He served in the Manitoba cabinet as Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Public Works, Provincial Secretary and Provincial Treasurer. Howard was also secretary for the Board of Health for Manitoba and the North-West Territories, a founding member of the Winnipeg Board of Trade in 1873 and a director for the Manitoba and Northwestern Railway. He was murdered during a visit to San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Murray (Manitoba Politician)
Alexander Murray (18 April 1839 – 12 May 1913) was a Canadian politician in the province of Manitoba. Born in Kildonan, Manitoba, to James and Elizabeth (Holmes) Murray, Murray was educated at St. John's College, University of Manitoba. In 1861, he married Letitia, the daughter of the Orkney/Cree missionary George Flett. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as the Liberal-Conservative candidate in the 1874 general election. He was acclaimed in the 1878 general election. He resigned to serve as Police Magistrate in East Marquette. He was re-elected in 1879 for the electoral district of Assiniboia. He was re-elected in 1883 and 1886. He resigned in 1888. From April 17, 1883, to December 1886, he was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is the presiding officer of the provincial legislature. List of speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba References Biographies of Livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc-Amable Girard
Marc-Amable Girard (April 25, 1822 – September 12, 1892) was the second premier of Manitoba, and the first Franco-Manitoban to hold that post. The ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide'' lists Girard as having been Premier (or ''Chief Minister'') from 1871 to 1872, but he did not have this title at the time and was not the government leader. In 1874, however, Girard led Manitoba's first ministry to be constituted on principles of "responsible government". In this sense, he may be regarded as the first Premier of Manitoba. Early life Girard was born in Varennes, Lower Canada (now Quebec). Political career He worked as a Notary Public between 1844 and 1870, and was active in local political life (serving as Mayor of Varennes at one stage). He lost an electoral bid for the Province of Canada's Legislative Council in 1858, and a further bid for the Canadian Assembly in 1863 (losing to Parti Rouge leader A.A. Dorion in Hochelaga). During the Riel Rebellion, Girard was sent t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gunn (Manitoba Politician)
John Gunn (August 8, 1825 – September 10, 1898) was a farmer, teacher and political figure in Manitoba. He represented St. Andrews from 1874 to 1879 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He was born in the Red River Colony, the son of Donald Gunn Donald Gunn (September 1797 – 30 November 1878) was a Scottish- Canadian businessman, judge, astronomer and politician. He was a member of the Manitoba Provincial Legislative Council (which he helped to abolish). Gunn was born in Halki ..., and was home-schooled. Gunn taught at St. John's Day School from 1845 to 1847. He built a mill on Gunn's Creek which played an important role in the early development of the community of Lockport. In 1855, he married Emma Garrioch. Gunn served as school trustee and was also secretary-treasurer for the school board. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Manitoba assembly in 1879 and 1883. References 1825 births 1898 deaths Members of the Legislative Assem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockwood (electoral Division)
Rockwood was a 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 tota .... It was created with the province's first redistribution in 1874, and changed by the 1955 redistribution in advance of the 1958 provincial election - it was merged with what was left of the old Iberville district to form Rockwood-Iberville. Provincial representatives Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba 1874 establishments in Manitoba {{Canada-constituency-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Luxton
William Fisher Luxton (12 December 1844 – 20 May 1907) was a Canadian teacher, newspaper editor and publisher, politician, and office holder. Born in Bampton, Devon, England, his mother was Jane Palmer Luxton (1819–1859), daughter of Thomas Luxton (1773-1840) and Jenny Palmer (1791–1860), of Hutchings Farm, Bampton, Petton, Devonshire. William was baptized on December 26, 1843 at St. John the Baptist Church, Skilgate, Somerset, where his mother was visiting with other members of the Luxton family for the Christmas holiday. In the 1851 English census William, age 7, was recorded residing at "Hutchings" with his uncle Thomas Luxton (1825–1849) and his grandmother Jenny. Luxton migrated to Canada in about 1855, and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1871. In 1871, he moved to Winnipeg to teach in the first school established under the provisions of the Manitoba Schools Act of 1871. In 1866, he married Sarah Jane Edwards of Lobo Township, Canada West, and had six so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portage La Prairie (provincial Electoral District)
Portage la Prairie is a provincial electoral division in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It has existed since the province's creation in 1870. Portage la Prairie is located in southern Manitoba. It is bordered to the north by Lake Manitoba, to the south by Carman (Manitoba riding), Carman, to the west by Turtle Mountain (Manitoba riding), Turtle Mountain, and to the east by Lakeside (Manitoba riding), Lakeside and Morris (Manitoba riding), Morris. Portage la Prairie itself is in the central part of the riding. Other communities in the riding include Oakville, Manitoba, Oakville, Newton, Manitoba, Newton, St. Marks, Manitoba, St. Marks, and Dakota Plains Wahpeton First Nation. The riding's population in 1996 was 18,785. In 1999, the average family income was $45,302, and the unemployment rate was 7%. The health and service sector accounts for 18% of the riding's industry, followed by agriculture at 13%. Thirteen per cent of Portage la Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth McKenzie (Manitoba Politician)
Kenneth McKenzie (January 5, 1822 – April 5, 1911) was a Scottish-born rancher and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Portage la Prairie from 1874 to 1878, Burnside from 1878 to 1879 and Lakeside Lakeside or Lake Side may refer to: Places Australia * Lakeside College, Pakenham, Victoria * Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City, Joondalup, Western Australia * Lakeside, near Reservoir, Victoria * Lakeside International Raceway, Pine Rivers, Quee ... from 1886 to 1892 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal. He was born in Inverness-shire, the son of John McKenzie, and was educated in Ross-shire and at Dunfermline Academy. McKenzie came to Puslinch township, Ontario as a young man and married Jane Condy in 1844. He came to the Red River Colony around 1867 and settled near Portage la Prairie in 1869. McKenzie represented St. Mary's in Riel's Convention of Forty in 1870. With Walter Lynch, he is credited with bringing the first registered shortho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poplar Point (Manitoba Electoral District)
The Anacostia Waterfront Corporation (AWC) was a government-owned corporation established in 2004 by the government of District of Columbia, in the United States, to revitalize neighborhoods next to the Anacostia River and to coordinate the environmental rehabilitation and use of the river.Wilgoren, "D.C. to Unveil Ambitious Anacostia Waterfront Plan," ''Washington Post,'' December 3, 2003. The corporation was intended to have a 20-year lifespan, during which it would oversee an $8 billion public-private redevelopment plan covering the Anacostia River waterfront, as well as numerous parcels of land in the city east of the river. However, a change in mayoral administrations and frustration with the slow pace of redevelopment resulted in abolition of the corporation after three years. Formation In December 2003, D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams proposed creating a government-owned corporation, the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation, to promote redevelopment of the neighborhoods, roads, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Evans Cornish
Francis Evans Cornish (February 1, 1831 – November 28, 1878) was a Canadian politician. He served as Mayor of London, Canada West, in the early 1860s, became the first Mayor of Winnipeg in 1874, and was for a time a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Early life and education Cornish was born in London (then in Upper Canada), to a family that had moved to Canada from England twelve years earlier. He was educated in London, articled in law, and was called to the bar of Canada West in 1855. At age 26, he was appointed a QC. He was a successful lawyer, and was involved in the local masonic and Orange lodges. Political career London was incorporated as a city in 1855, and Cornish was elected as an alderman in its seventh ward three years later. He was re-elected in 1859 and 1860. In May 1860, Cornish ran as a Conservative candidate in the riding of Middlesex East, in a by-election for the Province of Canada's legislature. He was defeated by R. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
