2151:
814:
1559:
1532:
1420:
1390:
1269:
1244:
1120:
1093:
1000:
952:
44:
552:
646:, and on December 23, 1872, Trutch asked De Cosmos to form a new government as Premier. De Cosmos populated his cabinet with reformers, mostly born in North America, many of whom would come to dominate provincial politics for the generation. His government pursued an agenda of political reform, economic expansion, and the development of public institutions—especially schools.
707:
By 1895 he was declared insane. One of his more notable eccentricities was the founding of a hot food delivery company to prospectors in the
Klondike Gold Fields. The difficult logistics of this service scared away investors and ultimately proved its downfall. He died on July 4, 1897, in Victoria at
698:
and retired to
Victoria. Although widely regarded as a stirring orator, a master debater, and a man of great intellectual depth, De Cosmos had always been considered eccentric. Contemporaries paint a portrait of an isolated person (he never married and had few intimate friends; some claimed he had a
542:
spirit of the age, De Cosmos was also a proponent of social progress through economic and population growth. He was a tireless advocate for economic diversification, being one of the first
British Columbians to argue for a policy of encouraging development of the "three F's" — farming, forestry, and
699:
daughter from a friend he met) with grandiose manners, prone to public outbursts of tears, and a fierce temper that sometimes degenerated into fist-fights. He had unusual phobias — including a fear of electricity. As he grew older, his eccentricities intensified; he became increasingly incoherent.
649:
De Cosmos was a member of a group of entrepreneurs that saw an opportunity for a steel industry in B.C. using the newly discovered iron deposits on Texada Island, coal from
Vancouver Island with a smelter and rolling mill in Vancouver. Rails for the transcontinental railway proposed western
575:
economic sentiment, and the belief that the colonies of
British North America needed to be self-supporting, develop a distinct identity, and form a political and economic union. From such policies, emerged the two great causes of his later career: the
2175:
685:
in the province, seeing it as a hindrance to
British Columbia's economic growth and settlement by those of European descent. It is generally conceded that De Cosmos's tenure as a member of the dominion parliament was undistinguished .
1480:
1338:
1192:
1041:
518:
for
Vancouver Island. De Cosmos decried the "family-company compact" of Hudson's Bay men and Douglas associates who controlled the political and social affairs of the colony, even after Douglas's retirement in 1864.
1829:
736:
2182:
894:
650:
construction starting in
Vancouver to meet the push from the east would provide the immediate market for the product. Involving himself in this venture in his position as Premier was considered a
2616:
1473:
1331:
1185:
1034:
2661:
1466:
1324:
1178:
1027:
729:
600:) behind the colony's Confederation League. Through the instrumental role De Cosmos played in realizing these two goals, he earned for himself his reputation as British Columbia's
2631:
2666:
2656:
481:. The city, since 1843 a quiet village of about 300 until the spring of that year, was just entering an economic boom as it became a jumping-off point for miners headed to the
887:
722:
2646:
2168:
1837:
907:
1802:
880:
1940:
1896:
1493:
1351:
1205:
1054:
534:. He argued passionately for unrestricted free enterprise, public education, an end to economic and political privileges, and — above all — the institution of
225:
588:
from 1863 until its union with the Colony of
British Columbia in 1866. He advanced the second cause through his position as a member of the assembly of the
2651:
1690:
1450:
654:
and precipitated the Texada
Scandal and the second B.C. Royal Commission of Inquiry. He resigned as Premier. The Commission however found him not guilty.
2465:
449:
to have his name changed to "Amor De Cosmos", a fancifully loose translation (using Latin and Greek roots) of "Lover of the Universe", although in
437:. Here he set up a new studio and prospered taking pictures of the miners and their operations. Joined by his brother, the pair moved northwest to
418:
125:
1544:
1517:
607:
At the time of British Columbia's entry into Confederation on July 20, 1871, De Cosmos was the leading pro-Confederation figure in the new
1310:
800:
2386:
1698:
1933:
589:
577:
2641:
2050:
2412:
2282:
2192:
612:
585:
121:
2546:
620:
902:
2626:
2621:
1926:
2611:
1949:
2636:
2020:
608:
421:. In 1852, he left for New York on a steam ship stopping first in Boston. He settled in Kanesville, Iowa (today known as
670:
2606:
1760:
861:
843:
673:. Consistent with federal promises to place the terminus of the transcontinental railway in Victoria, De Cosmos, in
2115:
1730:
461:. The name paid tribute, De Cosmos said, "to what I love most ... Love of order, beauty, the world, the universe."
473:
as they wished to live under the British flag once again. They also sensed an opportunity in the booming city of
2070:
835:
1659:
2207:
1488:
1346:
1200:
1049:
839:
695:
17:
1995:
1892:
1865:
666:
1665:
1789:
Pioneer Photographers from the Mississippi to the Continental Divide: A Biographical Dictionary, 1839–1865.
2160:
1735:
371:
164:
59:
2305:
1375:
616:
584:. To advance the first cause, De Cosmos left journalism and entered politics, becoming a member of the
478:
474:
320:
982:
964:
934:
446:
398:
1779:
Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 2009. Smith (as Amor De Cosmos was then known) visited
2235:
2000:
824:
643:
601:
597:
507:
2455:
2330:
2215:
2015:
1623:
1571:
1402:
1229:
1105:
1078:
828:
784:
767:
682:
663:
515:
495:
486:
434:
330:
1975:
1644:
581:
535:
482:
394:
2480:
2345:
2045:
1980:
1970:
1960:
631:
470:
114:
102:
1803:"Stealing Texada Island, bingo-gate, money laundering: B.C.'s wacky and important inquiries"
2601:
2596:
2261:
1851:
1259:
651:
438:
430:
422:
406:
390:
304:
245:
8:
2506:
2060:
2055:
2040:
2030:
2010:
1725:
450:
219:
173:
2290:
539:
506:
through 1863, and quickly established himself as an opponent of the administration of
1869:
1756:
1684:
1380:
1149:
746:
623:
249:
241:
179:
2095:
2080:
1910:
1906:
1549:
1522:
1157:
1083:
789:
627:
531:
454:
272:
2536:
2125:
2035:
1750:
678:
402:
2425:
2366:
2025:
2005:
1990:
1918:
1780:
939:
511:
141:
80:
662:
Despite having resigned as Premier, De Cosmos continued to be re-elected as a
469:
In 1858, De Cosmos and his brother moved on again, this time heading north to
2590:
2381:
2130:
2120:
2105:
2100:
2065:
1985:
1784:
1752:
Pioneer Photographers of the Far West: A Biographical Dictionary, 1840 – 1865
1135:
593:
572:
564:
426:
90:
2556:
2190:
2150:
2090:
2085:
2075:
543:
fisheries — that would underpin the region's economy for the next century.
442:
401:
in Windsor, following which, around 1840, he became a mercantile clerk in
2135:
568:
414:
410:
1451:
Library of Parliament – History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Victoria
2110:
527:
523:
367:
359:
1787:, who wrote a poem in response. This source cites Palmquist, Peter E.
2140:
1755:. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. pp. 196–198.
1748:
363:
813:
43:
592:
from 1867 to 1868 and 1870 to 1871, and as the leading force (with
560:
551:
2617:
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia
674:
611:. That year, he was elected to represent Victoria in both the
580:, and the merged Colony of British Columbia's entry into the
677:, pushed for completion, especially of the Vancouver Island
2662:
Pre-Confederation Canadian expatriates in the United States
681:. De Cosmos also became an opponent of land concessions to
493:, which survives today in its current incarnation as the
433:
beckoned, and Smith continued west, heading overland to
2632:
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Vancouver Island
2667:
19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
2657:
Members of the Legislative Council of British Columbia
2490:
619:. Despite his prominence — or perhaps because of it —
485:(now mainland British Columbia) to participate in the
744:
Canadian federal by-election, 20 September 1871:
445:
ventures. In 1854, Smith successfully petitioned the
1783:in 1853 en route to California and left a card for
2647:Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada)
2350:
2220:
1791:Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2005.
538:through an elected assembly. However, true to the
409:debating club and came under the influence of the
1724:McDonald, Robert A.J.; Ralston, H. Keith (1990).
358:; August 20, 1825 – July 4, 1897) was a Canadian
2588:
2521:
2340:
1948:
1749:Peter E. Palmquist; Thomas R. Kailbourn (2000).
1689:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
429:gallery. But the following year the lure of the
2225:
1734:. Vol. XII (1891–1900) (online ed.).
1723:
1660:Amor De Cosmos – Parliament of Canada biography
419:the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
637:
578:union of Vancouver Island and British Columbia
192:September 20, 1871 – October 12, 1872
2561:
2551:
2526:
2460:
2420:
2335:
2325:
2320:
2176:
1934:
1474:
1332:
1186:
1035:
888:
730:
72:December 23, 1872 – February 9, 1874
2470:
2450:
2445:
2376:
2310:
2240:
441:, where they engaged in various unspecified
138:October 16, 1871 – February 9, 1874
2652:Politicians from Victoria, British Columbia
2531:
1775:Derr, Jill Mulvay and Karen Lynn Davidson.
1500:
1358:
1212:
1061:
914:
842:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
753:
567:, De Cosmos developed a sharpened sense of
397:parents. His education included a stint at
2183:
2169:
1941:
1927:
1672:. Archived from the original on 2019-09-24
1646:Amor DeCosmos: a British Columbia reformer
1481:
1467:
1339:
1325:
1193:
1179:
1042:
1028:
895:
881:
737:
723:
464:
42:
862:Learn how and when to remove this message
425:), for two months where he established a
238:October 12, 1872 – June 20, 1882
2193:Legislative Assembly of Vancouver Island
586:Legislative Assembly of Vancouver Island
550:
510:, governor of the colony and the former
1800:
689:
657:
14:
2589:
2511:
2475:
2430:
2391:
2315:
903:1871 British Columbia general election
417:. In 1845, at the age of 20 he joined
2516:
2485:
2371:
2164:
1922:
626:passed over De Cosmos for the job of
2440:
2300:
1642:
1166:Source: Canadian Elections Database
840:adding citations to reliable sources
807:
2245:
1777:Eliza R. Snow: The Complete Poetry.
711:
546:
405:, Nova Scotia. There he joined the
24:
2295:
1827:
1636:
702:
571:. This was expressed in a growing
563:and having lived six years in the
25:
2678:
2230:
1728:. In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.).
489:. De Cosmos founded a newspaper,
2642:People from Windsor, Nova Scotia
2541:
2149:
1731:Dictionary of Canadian Biography
1557:
1530:
1418:
1388:
1267:
1242:
1118:
1091:
998:
950:
812:
642:McCreight resigned in 1872 on a
502:De Cosmos was the editor of the
590:merged, larger British Columbia
1821:
1801:Culbert, Lori (May 18, 2019).
1794:
1769:
1742:
1717:
1489:1882 Canadian federal election
1347:1878 Canadian federal election
1201:1874 Canadian federal election
1050:1872 Canadian federal election
555:Amor De Cosmos, September 1874
13:
1:
1710:
1152:, which elected both Liberal
1148:This riding was created from
526:reformer cast in the mold of
377:
2627:Premiers of British Columbia
2622:Colony of Nova Scotia people
1950:Premiers of British Columbia
1160:in the previous by-election.
7:
2612:Liberal Party of Canada MPs
1834:Canadian Elections Database
1736:University of Toronto Press
1503:
1361:
1215:
1064:
917:
756:
638:Premier of British Columbia
372:premier of British Columbia
165:William Archibald Robertson
60:Premier of British Columbia
10:
2683:
2637:Canadian Latter Day Saints
1670:newspaper on-line archive"
1509:
1506:
1494:Victoria, British Columbia
1367:
1364:
1352:Victoria, British Columbia
1221:
1218:
1206:Victoria, British Columbia
1070:
1067:
1055:Victoria, British Columbia
926:
923:
920:
759:
491:The Daily British Colonist
479:Colony of Vancouver Island
370:. He served as the second
321:Victoria, British Columbia
2574:
2499:
2411:
2404:
2359:
2281:
2274:
2254:
2206:
2199:
2147:
1956:
1903:
1890:
1884:
1876:
1863:
1857:
1850:
1462:
1444:
1320:
1308:
1174:
1165:
1146:
1023:
1009:
876:
798:
718:
559:As the child of American
447:California State Assembly
413:politician and reformer,
345:
337:
326:
310:
287:
282:
278:
266:
256:
231:
216:
206:
196:
185:
170:
158:
148:
131:
120:
108:
96:
86:
76:
65:
57:
53:
41:
34:
2607:Fathers of Confederation
644:motion of non-confidence
634:to assume the position.
1830:"1872 Federal Election"
1643:Ross, Margaret (1931).
602:Father of Confederation
496:Victoria Times-Colonist
487:Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
465:Reformer and journalist
435:Placerville, California
387:William Alexander Smith
356:William Alexander Smith
331:Liberal Party of Canada
292:William Alexander Smith
2576:‡ – Term not completed
613:provincial legislature
582:Canadian Confederation
556:
536:responsible government
395:United Empire Loyalist
696:1882 federal election
632:John Foster McCreight
554:
471:British North America
457:, it literally means
341:1 daughter (disputed)
240:Serving with
140:Serving with
115:George Anthony Walkem
103:John Foster McCreight
1893:Member of Parliament
1866:Member of Parliament
1852:Parliament of Canada
1668:The British Colonist
1376:Liberal–Conservative
836:improve this section
690:Retirement and death
667:Member of Parliament
658:Member of Parliament
652:conflict of interest
516:Hudson's Bay Company
439:Oroville, California
431:California Gold Rush
407:Dalhousie University
391:Windsor, Nova Scotia
305:Windsor, Nova Scotia
246:Francis James Roscoe
1840:on 3 February 2024.
1828:Sayers, Anthony M.
1699:"Between the Lines"
1256:Independent Liberal
694:De Cosmos lost the
621:Lieutenant Governor
220:Canadian Parliament
174:Canadian Parliament
87:Lieutenant Governor
48:Hon. Amor De Cosmos
27:Canadian politician
1010:Total valid votes
557:
2581:
2580:
2570:
2569:
2400:
2399:
2270:
2269:
2158:
2157:
1917:
1916:
1904:Succeeded by
1877:Succeeded by
1870:Victoria District
1726:"De Cosmos, Amor"
1634:
1633:
1458:
1457:
1381:John A. Macdonald
1316:
1315:
1260:Francis J. Roscoe
1170:
1169:
1161:
1150:Victoria District
1019:
1018:
872:
871:
864:
806:
805:
747:Victoria District
630:, instead asking
624:Sir Joseph Trutch
508:Sir James Douglas
477:, capital of the
349:
348:
250:John A. Macdonald
242:Henry Nathan, Jr.
180:Victoria District
126:Victoria District
16:(Redirected from
2674:
2563:
2553:
2543:
2533:
2528:
2523:
2518:
2513:
2492:
2487:
2477:
2472:
2462:
2452:
2447:
2442:
2432:
2422:
2409:
2408:
2393:
2378:
2373:
2352:
2342:
2337:
2327:
2322:
2317:
2312:
2302:
2297:
2279:
2278:
2247:
2242:
2232:
2227:
2222:
2204:
2203:
2185:
2178:
2171:
2162:
2161:
2153:
2081:W. A. C. Bennett
1943:
1936:
1929:
1920:
1919:
1911:Noah Shakespeare
1907:Edgar Crow Baker
1885:Preceded by
1858:Preceded by
1848:
1847:
1842:
1841:
1836:. Archived from
1825:
1819:
1818:
1816:
1814:
1798:
1792:
1773:
1767:
1766:
1746:
1740:
1739:
1721:
1706:
1694:
1688:
1680:
1678:
1677:
1654:
1564:
1561:
1560:
1550:Noah Shakespeare
1537:
1534:
1533:
1523:Edgar Crow Baker
1496:
1483:
1476:
1469:
1460:
1459:
1425:
1422:
1421:
1395:
1392:
1391:
1354:
1341:
1334:
1327:
1318:
1317:
1274:
1271:
1270:
1249:
1246:
1245:
1208:
1195:
1188:
1181:
1172:
1171:
1158:Henry Nathan Jr.
1147:
1125:
1122:
1121:
1098:
1095:
1094:
1084:Henry Nathan Jr.
1057:
1044:
1037:
1030:
1021:
1020:
1015:
1005:
1002:
1001:
957:
954:
953:
910:
897:
890:
883:
874:
873:
867:
860:
856:
853:
847:
816:
808:
790:Henry Nathan Jr.
749:
739:
732:
725:
716:
715:
712:Election results
617:House of Commons
547:Political career
532:John Stuart Mill
522:De Cosmos was a
317:
301:
299:
283:Personal details
273:Edgar Crow Baker
269:
259:
236:
222:
212:riding abolished
209:
199:
190:
176:
161:
151:
136:
111:
99:
70:
46:
32:
31:
21:
2682:
2681:
2677:
2676:
2675:
2673:
2672:
2671:
2587:
2586:
2584:
2582:
2577:
2566:
2495:
2396:
2355:
2266:
2250:
2195:
2191:Members of the
2189:
2159:
2154:
2145:
1952:
1947:
1913:
1900:
1888:
1880:
1873:
1861:
1846:
1845:
1826:
1822:
1812:
1810:
1799:
1795:
1774:
1770:
1763:
1747:
1743:
1722:
1718:
1713:
1697:
1682:
1681:
1675:
1673:
1664:
1639:
1637:Further reading
1593:Cornelius Booth
1562:
1558:
1535:
1531:
1492:
1487:
1454:
1453:
1448:
1423:
1419:
1393:
1389:
1350:
1345:
1272:
1268:
1247:
1243:
1204:
1199:
1123:
1119:
1096:
1092:
1053:
1048:
1013:
1003:
999:
955:
951:
906:
901:
868:
857:
851:
848:
833:
817:
745:
743:
714:
708:the age of 71.
705:
703:Declared insane
692:
660:
640:
549:
467:
443:entrepreneurial
380:
327:Political party
319:
315:
303:
302:August 20, 1825
297:
295:
294:
293:
267:
257:
252:
237:
232:
223:
218:
207:
197:
191:
186:
177:
172:
159:
149:
144:
137:
132:
109:
97:
71:
66:
49:
37:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2680:
2670:
2669:
2664:
2659:
2654:
2649:
2644:
2639:
2634:
2629:
2624:
2619:
2614:
2609:
2604:
2599:
2579:
2578:
2575:
2572:
2571:
2568:
2567:
2565:
2564:
2559:
2554:
2549:
2544:
2539:
2534:
2529:
2524:
2519:
2514:
2509:
2503:
2501:
2497:
2496:
2494:
2493:
2488:
2483:
2478:
2473:
2468:
2463:
2458:
2453:
2448:
2443:
2438:
2433:
2428:
2423:
2417:
2415:
2406:
2402:
2401:
2398:
2397:
2395:
2394:
2389:
2384:
2379:
2374:
2369:
2363:
2361:
2357:
2356:
2354:
2353:
2348:
2343:
2338:
2333:
2328:
2323:
2318:
2313:
2308:
2303:
2298:
2293:
2287:
2285:
2276:
2272:
2271:
2268:
2267:
2265:
2264:
2258:
2256:
2252:
2251:
2249:
2248:
2243:
2238:
2233:
2228:
2223:
2218:
2212:
2210:
2201:
2197:
2196:
2188:
2187:
2180:
2173:
2165:
2156:
2155:
2148:
2146:
2144:
2143:
2138:
2133:
2128:
2123:
2118:
2113:
2108:
2103:
2098:
2093:
2088:
2083:
2078:
2073:
2068:
2063:
2058:
2053:
2048:
2043:
2038:
2033:
2028:
2023:
2018:
2013:
2008:
2003:
1998:
1996:A. E. B. Davie
1993:
1988:
1983:
1978:
1973:
1968:
1963:
1957:
1954:
1953:
1946:
1945:
1938:
1931:
1923:
1915:
1914:
1905:
1902:
1889:
1886:
1882:
1881:
1878:
1875:
1862:
1859:
1855:
1854:
1844:
1843:
1820:
1793:
1781:Salt Lake City
1768:
1761:
1741:
1715:
1714:
1712:
1709:
1708:
1707:
1705:. 17 Jan 2013.
1695:
1662:
1657:
1655:
1651:library.ubc.ca
1638:
1635:
1632:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1621:
1618:
1615:
1614:
1612:
1609:
1606:
1603:
1600:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1591:
1588:
1585:
1584:
1582:
1579:
1577:Amor De Cosmos
1574:
1569:
1566:
1565:
1555:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1539:
1538:
1528:
1525:
1520:
1515:
1512:
1511:
1508:
1505:
1502:
1498:
1497:
1486:
1485:
1478:
1471:
1463:
1456:
1455:
1449:
1446:
1445:
1442:
1441:
1439:
1436:
1433:
1430:
1427:
1426:
1416:
1413:
1408:Amor De Cosmos
1405:
1400:
1397:
1396:
1386:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1370:
1369:
1366:
1363:
1360:
1356:
1355:
1344:
1343:
1336:
1329:
1321:
1314:
1313:
1306:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1297:
1294:
1291:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1282:
1279:
1276:
1275:
1265:
1262:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1250:
1240:
1237:
1235:Amor De Cosmos
1232:
1227:
1224:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1210:
1209:
1198:
1197:
1190:
1183:
1175:
1168:
1167:
1163:
1162:
1154:Amor De Cosmos
1144:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1133:
1130:
1127:
1126:
1116:
1113:
1111:Amor De Cosmos
1108:
1103:
1100:
1099:
1089:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1059:
1058:
1047:
1046:
1039:
1032:
1024:
1017:
1016:
1011:
1007:
1006:
996:
993:
990:
988:Amor De Cosmos
985:
980:
977:
976:
973:
970:
967:
962:
959:
958:
948:
945:
942:
940:Arthur Bunster
937:
932:
929:
928:
925:
922:
919:
916:
912:
911:
900:
899:
892:
885:
877:
870:
869:
820:
818:
811:
804:
803:
796:
795:
792:
787:
782:
779:
778:
775:
773:Amor De Cosmos
770:
765:
762:
761:
758:
755:
751:
750:
742:
741:
734:
727:
719:
713:
710:
704:
701:
691:
688:
659:
656:
639:
636:
548:
545:
466:
463:
459:Love of Cosmos
423:Council Bluffs
399:King's College
383:Amor De Cosmos
379:
376:
352:Amor De Cosmos
347:
346:
343:
342:
339:
335:
334:
328:
324:
323:
318:(aged 71)
312:
308:
307:
291:
289:
285:
284:
280:
279:
276:
275:
270:
264:
263:
260:
254:
253:
239:
229:
228:
217:Member of the
214:
213:
210:
204:
203:
200:
194:
193:
183:
182:
171:Member of the
168:
167:
162:
156:
155:
152:
146:
145:
142:Arthur Bunster
139:
129:
128:
118:
117:
112:
106:
105:
100:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
78:
74:
73:
63:
62:
55:
54:
51:
50:
47:
39:
38:
36:Amor De Cosmos
35:
26:
18:Amor de Cosmos
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2679:
2668:
2665:
2663:
2660:
2658:
2655:
2653:
2650:
2648:
2645:
2643:
2640:
2638:
2635:
2633:
2630:
2628:
2625:
2623:
2620:
2618:
2615:
2613:
2610:
2608:
2605:
2603:
2600:
2598:
2595:
2594:
2592:
2585:
2573:
2560:
2558:
2555:
2550:
2548:
2545:
2540:
2538:
2535:
2530:
2525:
2520:
2515:
2510:
2508:
2505:
2504:
2502:
2498:
2489:
2484:
2482:
2479:
2474:
2469:
2467:
2464:
2459:
2457:
2454:
2449:
2444:
2439:
2437:
2434:
2429:
2427:
2424:
2419:
2418:
2416:
2414:
2413:1863 election
2410:
2407:
2403:
2390:
2388:
2385:
2383:
2380:
2375:
2370:
2368:
2365:
2364:
2362:
2358:
2349:
2347:
2344:
2339:
2334:
2332:
2329:
2324:
2319:
2314:
2309:
2307:
2304:
2299:
2294:
2292:
2289:
2288:
2286:
2284:
2283:1860 election
2280:
2277:
2273:
2263:
2260:
2259:
2257:
2253:
2244:
2239:
2237:
2234:
2229:
2224:
2219:
2217:
2214:
2213:
2211:
2209:
2208:1856 election
2205:
2202:
2198:
2194:
2186:
2181:
2179:
2174:
2172:
2167:
2166:
2163:
2152:
2142:
2139:
2137:
2134:
2132:
2129:
2127:
2124:
2122:
2119:
2117:
2114:
2112:
2109:
2107:
2104:
2102:
2099:
2097:
2094:
2092:
2089:
2087:
2084:
2082:
2079:
2077:
2074:
2072:
2069:
2067:
2064:
2062:
2059:
2057:
2054:
2052:
2049:
2047:
2044:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2034:
2032:
2029:
2027:
2024:
2022:
2019:
2017:
2014:
2012:
2009:
2007:
2004:
2002:
1999:
1997:
1994:
1992:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1977:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1959:
1958:
1955:
1951:
1944:
1939:
1937:
1932:
1930:
1925:
1924:
1921:
1912:
1908:
1899:
1898:
1894:
1883:
1872:
1871:
1867:
1856:
1853:
1849:
1839:
1835:
1831:
1824:
1808:
1807:Vancouver Sun
1804:
1797:
1790:
1786:
1785:Eliza R. Snow
1782:
1778:
1772:
1764:
1762:9780804738835
1758:
1754:
1753:
1745:
1737:
1733:
1732:
1727:
1720:
1716:
1704:
1700:
1696:
1692:
1686:
1671:
1669:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1652:
1648:
1647:
1641:
1640:
1630:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1616:
1613:
1610:
1607:
1604:
1602:
1601:
1598:
1595:
1592:
1589:
1587:
1586:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1567:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1540:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1513:
1499:
1495:
1490:
1484:
1479:
1477:
1472:
1470:
1465:
1464:
1461:
1452:
1443:
1440:
1437:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1428:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1398:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1371:
1357:
1353:
1348:
1342:
1337:
1335:
1330:
1328:
1323:
1322:
1319:
1312:
1307:
1304:
1301:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1292:
1289:
1286:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1277:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1252:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1225:
1211:
1207:
1202:
1196:
1191:
1189:
1184:
1182:
1177:
1176:
1173:
1164:
1159:
1155:
1151:
1145:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1128:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1101:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1074:
1060:
1056:
1051:
1045:
1040:
1038:
1033:
1031:
1026:
1025:
1022:
1012:
1008:
997:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
978:
974:
971:
969:William Dalby
968:
966:
963:
961:
960:
949:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
930:
913:
909:
904:
898:
893:
891:
886:
884:
879:
878:
875:
866:
863:
855:
852:November 2023
845:
841:
837:
831:
830:
826:
821:This section
819:
815:
810:
809:
802:
797:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
780:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
763:
752:
748:
740:
735:
733:
728:
726:
721:
720:
717:
709:
700:
697:
687:
684:
683:First Nations
680:
676:
672:
671:Victoria City
668:
665:
655:
653:
647:
645:
635:
633:
629:
625:
622:
618:
614:
610:
605:
603:
599:
595:
594:Robert Beaven
591:
587:
583:
579:
574:
573:protectionist
570:
566:
565:United States
562:
553:
544:
541:
537:
533:
529:
525:
520:
517:
513:
509:
505:
500:
498:
497:
492:
488:
484:
483:New Caledonia
480:
476:
472:
462:
460:
456:
452:
448:
444:
440:
436:
432:
428:
427:daguerreotype
424:
420:
416:
412:
408:
404:
400:
396:
392:
388:
384:
375:
373:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
344:
340:
336:
332:
329:
325:
322:
313:
309:
306:
290:
286:
281:
277:
274:
271:
265:
261:
255:
251:
247:
243:
235:
230:
227:
221:
215:
211:
205:
201:
195:
189:
184:
181:
175:
169:
166:
163:
157:
153:
147:
143:
135:
130:
127:
123:
119:
116:
113:
107:
104:
101:
95:
92:
91:Joseph Trutch
89:
85:
82:
79:
75:
69:
64:
61:
56:
52:
45:
40:
33:
30:
19:
2583:
2500:By-elections
2435:
2360:By-elections
2255:By-elections
1965:
1891:
1864:
1838:the original
1833:
1823:
1811:. Retrieved
1806:
1796:
1788:
1776:
1771:
1751:
1744:
1729:
1719:
1702:
1674:. Retrieved
1667:
1650:
1645:
1576:
1545:Conservative
1518:Conservative
1410:
1407:
1234:
1153:
1110:
987:
858:
849:
834:Please help
822:
772:
706:
693:
661:
648:
641:
606:
558:
521:
512:Chief Factor
503:
501:
494:
490:
468:
458:
386:
382:
381:
355:
351:
350:
316:(1897-07-04)
314:July 4, 1897
268:Succeeded by
233:
208:Succeeded by
187:
160:Succeeded by
154:first member
133:
110:Succeeded by
67:
29:
2602:1897 deaths
2597:1825 births
2405:3rd session
2275:2nd session
2200:1st session
2096:Vander Zalm
2006:T. E. Davie
1809:. Postmedia
1435:J.P. Davies
1411:(incumbent)
1311:lop.parl.ca
983:Independent
965:Independent
935:Independent
801:lop.parl.ca
598:John Robson
569:nationalism
415:Joseph Howe
411:Nova Scotia
258:Preceded by
198:Preceded by
150:Preceded by
98:Preceded by
2591:Categories
2552:C.B. Young
2547:Cunningham
2527:C.B. Young
2351:Waddington
2091:B. Bennett
1901:1872–1882
1874:1871–1872
1711:References
1703:sos.wa.gov
1676:2020-06-16
1624:James Fell
1504:Candidate
1362:Candidate
1216:Candidate
1065:Candidate
918:Candidate
794:acclaimed
777:acclaimed
757:Candidate
528:John Locke
451:Portuguese
378:Early life
368:politician
360:journalist
333:until 1882
298:1825-08-20
262:new member
202:new member
2522:Southgate
2436:De Cosmos
2341:Southgate
2236:Pemberton
1966:De Cosmos
1961:McCreight
1879:abolished
1608:John Boyd
1447:Source(s)
1299:T. Harris
1284:C. Morton
1136:R. Beaven
823:does not
540:Victorian
385:was born
364:publisher
234:In office
188:In office
134:In office
68:In office
2532:Cochrane
2512:Franklin
2491:W. Young
2456:Helmcken
2431:Carswell
2336:McDonald
2331:Helmcken
2316:Franklin
2226:Langford
2216:Helmcken
2131:C. Clark
2126:Campbell
2111:G. Clark
2106:Harcourt
2101:Johnston
2066:Pattullo
2046:Brewster
2026:Dunsmuir
1897:Victoria
1685:cite web
1510:Elected
1368:Elected
1309:Source:
1222:Elected
1071:Elected
927:Elected
908:Victoria
799:Source:
615:and the
609:province
561:refugees
504:Colonist
475:Victoria
338:Children
226:Victoria
81:Victoria
2562:Pidwell
2537:McClure
2517:Dickson
2486:Trimble
2461:Pidwell
2451:Jackson
2426:Burnaby
2372:Trimble
2367:Burnaby
2241:Skinner
2221:Kennedy
2121:Dosanjh
2086:Barrett
2076:Johnson
2056:MacLean
2036:McBride
1976:Elliott
1813:May 20,
1620:Unknown
1605:Unknown
1590:Unknown
1572:Liberal
1432:Unknown
1403:Liberal
1296:Unknown
1281:Unknown
1230:Liberal
1132:Unknown
1106:Liberal
1079:Liberal
975:27.32%
844:removed
829:sources
785:Liberal
768:Liberal
679:portion
664:Liberal
628:Premier
524:liberal
514:of the
455:Spanish
403:Halifax
77:Monarch
2507:Dennes
2481:Tolmie
2476:Street
2466:Powell
2446:Foster
2441:Duncan
2421:Bayley
2392:Cocker
2387:Harris
2382:Trutch
2346:Tolmie
2321:Gordon
2311:Foster
2306:Crease
2301:Cooper
2136:Horgan
2116:Miller
2061:Tolmie
2051:Oliver
2041:Bowser
2021:Martin
2016:Semlin
2011:Turner
2001:Robson
1991:Smithe
1986:Beaven
1981:Walkem
1971:Walkem
1759:
1501:Party
1491::
1359:Party
1349::
1213:Party
1203::
1062:Party
1052::
995:40.05%
947:32.63%
915:Party
905::
760:Votes
754:Party
675:Ottawa
354:(born
2557:Stamp
2471:Ridge
2326:Green
2296:Coles
2262:McKay
2246:Yates
2031:Prior
1653:(MA).
1507:Votes
1365:Votes
1219:Votes
1068:Votes
921:Votes
393:, to
2377:Ring
2291:Cary
2231:Muir
2071:Hart
1909:and
1895:for
1887:none
1868:for
1860:none
1815:2021
1757:ISBN
1691:link
1156:and
827:any
825:cite
669:for
596:and
530:and
453:and
366:and
311:Died
288:Born
224:for
178:for
124:for
58:2nd
2542:Ash
2141:Eby
1628:139
1611:149
1596:241
1581:307
1554:400
1527:441
1438:480
1415:538
1385:896
1287:299
1264:304
1239:308
1115:398
1088:402
1014:377
992:151
972:103
944:123
838:by
389:in
122:MLA
2593::
1832:.
1805:.
1701:.
1687:}}
1683:{{
1649:.
1302:97
1140:94
604:.
499:.
374:.
362:,
248:,
244:,
2184:e
2177:t
2170:v
1942:e
1935:t
1928:v
1817:.
1765:.
1738:.
1693:)
1679:.
1666:"
1563:Y
1536:Y
1482:e
1475:t
1468:v
1424:Y
1394:Y
1340:e
1333:t
1326:v
1273:Y
1248:Y
1194:e
1187:t
1180:v
1124:Y
1097:Y
1043:e
1036:t
1029:v
1004:Y
956:Y
924:%
896:e
889:t
882:v
865:)
859:(
854:)
850:(
846:.
832:.
738:e
731:t
724:v
300:)
296:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
