Richard Jameson (other)
Richard Jameson may refer to: * Richard Willis Jameson Richard Willis Jameson (12 July 1851 – 21 February 1899) was a Canadian politician who served as an alderman and 15th Mayor of Winnipeg, and as a Member of the House of Commons of Canada. Early life Born in Cape Town, Jameson was educated i ... (1851–1899), Canadian politician * Richard Jameson (loyalist) (1953–2000), Northern Irish businessman and loyalist {{hndis, Jameson, Richard ...
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Richard Willis Jameson
Richard Willis Jameson (12 July 1851 – 21 February 1899) was a Canadian politician who served as an alderman and 15th Mayor of Winnipeg, and as a Member of the House of Commons of Canada. Early life Born in Cape Town, Jameson was educated in the United Kingdom. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge after attending King's College London. He moved to Canada in 1876, first practicing law in Toronto, and received his admission to the bar in Ontario the following year. He moved to Winnipeg in 1881 to conduct land speculation at a time when that city's economy enjoyed considerable growth. He was inducted into Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...'s provincial bar in 1882. Following terms as Winnipeg alderman starting in 1892, Jameson was elected the cit ...
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