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711: 403: 399:, for the Victoria Town seat. Cary promised the city's relatively large Black American population, invited to Victoria under Douglas' protection, that they would be able to vote in the election if they owned property; Cary reasoned that since they were not recognized as citizens in the United States, they would thus qualify as British subjects. However, Cary's promise was contrary to law in the colony at that time. Despite this, many Black voters turned out in favour of Douglas and Cary, potentially swinging the Assembly race in his favour. This result was subject to allegations of fraud. Cary also served as the de facto finance minister of Vancouver Island from 1860 to 1863. He additionally became the acting registrar of Joint-Stock Companies after establishing a regulation board in 1860. 493: 33: 535:. After an audit, Kennedy accused Cary of corruption, including charging the government excessive fees for his services. Cary did not make any public response to these allegations. After being advised by Kennedy that he should resign as Attorney General, Cary wrote to the Executive Council that he was "declining to act any further for the Crown in cases where counsel is required." This was taken as a resignation statement, but Cary soon wrote to Kennedy that he had no intentions to resign. He then resigned shortly afterwards without further statements. The 524:) and returned home; this condition would continue to afflict him for the rest of his life. Cary was bitterly opposed by some parties in New Westminster, who constructed and burned effigies of him before ceremonially drowning the ashes. Cary introduced the Act of Incorporation of the Town of Victoria, and it was enacted in August 1862. However, the legislation lacked any provision for the town to levy taxes, which would only be implemented upon revision in 1867. 436:; however, as the South Australian version did not receive royal assent until October 1860, the version implemented in Vancouver Island was probably based off an 1858 draft of the act. Cary probably obtained a copy of the draft from a local politician with connections to politics in the Australian colonies; the jurist and future premier 578:. A surveyor named John J. Cochrane served as the public face for Cary's efforts. Cary came under significant public criticism when Cochrane erected fences around the spring and began to charge for water; the Hudson's Bay Company ultimately cancelled the sale, and Cary was labelled the "Water Monopolist" by the 480:
that it detracted from his skill as an administrator. Despite his tendency towards physical combat, he was regarded as intelligent and as a skilled speaker. He was able to get much legislation through the 2nd Vancouver Island Assembly, in stark contrast to the deadlocked assembly which followed. In 1861, the
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More financial irregularities and evidence of embezzlement emerged after Cary left office. The Executive Council noted a large deficit between the amount of money Cary had received in his duties as registrar and how much had entered the treasury; after he was ordered to pay the difference, he hired
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In 1860, Cary put forward an affidavit alleging that George W. Heaton, the first sheriff of Vancouver Island, had allowed a debtor to escape custody. Heaton resigned shortly before his arrest, but returned to England soon after. Douglas described him as "excitable and overbearing" to such an extent
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Cary declined to run in the 1863 Vancouver Island Legislative Assembly elections; he may have considered electoral success unlikely due to his reputation. Despite this, he continued on in his role as Attorney General. Cary's hostility towards Amor de Cosmos delayed the passage of his Legal
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Soon after arriving in the colony, Cary began to push for the implementation of the Torrens system. A planned debate on the implementation of a traditional land deed system was postponed, probably due to Cary's advocacy. An article advocating for the Torrens system was published in the
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ball held at the General Assembly. However, his failed investments had led him to financial difficulties, and he was forced to sell Cary Castle that year. The building would eventually become British Columbia's Government House.
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Cary's eccentricities worsened, and he entered a steep decline in mental health. Despite this and his legal issues, he continued his legal work and participation in civic life. In 1864, he served on an organising committee for a
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described Cary as having a "sometimes irritating temperament towards his opponents", but stated that he would have "advanced far beyond most men of his age" were it not for his mental health issues. The obituary published in
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reported his resignation with hopes that his replacement would be "a gentleman of integrity, ability and colonial experience, qualities that unfortunately have been 'conspicuous in their absence'". The New Westminster–based
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soon afterwards. Cary denied having accepted the challenge, but was convicted "on notoriety". Unwilling to post bond, he was sentenced to a year's imprisonment, but was released on a technicality soon afterwards. The trader
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and investment into two road construction projects in the rural mainland; one was liquidated after he was accused of illegal land speculation, while the other drew later allegations of biological warfare against the
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began requiring the officials of the British Columbia colony to live within the colony itself; Cary resigned his mainland post in favour of his role as Attorney General of Vancouver Island. Douglas appointed
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questioned Cary's optimism, stating that "the best miners are puzzled" at his investments. The mine operated with only minor difficulties over the following year, yielding a decent profit. However, a heavy
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gravel and found large quantities of gold. Seeing the mine as especially fruitful, he encouraged his friends to invest in the company. However, rumours quickly spread that the gravel had been
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and colonial official. Born in Essex, he studied law in London, and was recommended for a colonial posting by a family friend. Arriving in British Columbia in 1859, he served as its first
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Professions Act, 1865, which allowed lawyers from other British colonies to become members of the Vancouver Island bar. The act would ultimately only pass after Cary's resignation.
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After returning to England, Cary stayed in London with his aunt and younger brother, who served as his caretaker. There, he died suddenly on 16 July 1866 of what an obituary in
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witnessed him perform eccentric actions, such as sowing crops in a field at midnight by candlelight, speaking nonsense, and collecting bones and mushrooms to produce
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Cary later became an associate of another road project through the Bute Inlet Company. However, Douglas considered Cary's actions in violation of an 1853 law against
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the following January and was implemented throughout 1861. Cary did not move to implement the system outside of Vancouver Island. Only in 1870, four years after the
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In 1862, Cary became a legal advisor and partner to the Bentinck Arm and Fraser River Company, organized for the purpose of building the Bentinck Arm Road, a
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Cary and his wife had discussed returning to England for several months, although he abruptly changed his mind and announced his plans to move to the
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A week after being appointed acting attorney general in August 1859, Cary announced his candidacy for the 2nd Vancouver Island Legislative Assembly
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on 10 June 1859, possibly due to his influence. A long period of legislative discussion resulted in the Land Registry Act 1860, which received
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Farr, David M. L. (1967). "The Organization of the Judicial System in the Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, 1849–1871".
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Cary bought large amounts of land across the colony. By 1861, he had acquired about 400 acres (160 ha) of property spread across
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during his service as Attorney General. Neither colony had yet built legislative offices or courthouses. In August 1859, the Governor
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in British Columbia, as well as for his eccentricity and tendency for physical altercations with his political and legal opponents.
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as once "very spitting at each other". In October, Ring called Cary a slanderer and coward and challenged him to a duel on nearby
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Cary was disliked by many colonists, who considered him vain and eccentric. He was dubbed the "Boy-Attorney-General" by the
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and reprimanded him. Cary withdrew from the company, and the company was liquidated by its shareholders in early 1864.
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also challenged Ring to a duel due to his alleged "stigmatisation" of Cary; Ring ignored the challenge.
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He engaged in several ill-fated business ventures, including an unsuccessful purchase of Victoria's
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During the 1863 election season, Cary was granted permission to take a three-month vacation to the
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His mental condition began to strongly effect his personal life in 1865. His clerk and relative
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described as "paralysis of the brain, caused by over exertion". This may have been due to a
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In 1862, he began to practise law on the Mainland. In addition to regular legal trips to
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merely stated that Cary had resigned in a one-sentence column titled "A Good Riddance".
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and allow for road construction. Swanky's arguments have seen support from the
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also accompanied Cary, probably to ensure his stability on board the ship.
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into the region through infected agents in order to depopulate the local
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at a highly inflated salary. He left Victoria with his wife aboard the
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as his defence lawyer, although no formal proceedings ever emerged.
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Portions of the text of the Land Registry Act closely resembled the
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in early 1865. A group of acquaintances, including Farwell and Dr.
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by the mine owners, who had placed gold there before Cary's visit.
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In 1864, Douglas was succeeded as governor of Vancouver Island by
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described Cary as having "possessed great talent and ability".
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was a likely candidate, as he had previously practised law in
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Law of the Land: The Advent of the Torrens System in Canada
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While the Colony of British Columbia was administered from
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Member of the Vancouver Island Legislative Assembly for
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Hendrickson, James E. (1976). "Cary, George Hunter".
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Bentinck Arm Road and biological warfare accusations
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However, Cary was arrested for 1703: 1229:Dictionary of Canadian Biography 1183:Encyclopedia of British Columbia 260:, and failed investments in the 1781:Alumni of King's College London 1129: 1098: 1029: 782:. An obituary published in the 689:Mental health decline and death 614:. Shawn Swanky accused Cary of 427:unification of the two colonies 284:George Hunter Cary was born in 185: 1232:. Vol. 9 (1861 to 1870). 1114:. 14 September 1866. p. 3 489:to fill the resulting vacancy. 1: 794: 407: 279: 228:and later as a member of the 38: 799: 387:elections the following year 7: 1796:Members of the Inner Temple 1247:University of Toronto Press 1234:University of Toronto Press 618:in his self-published book 344:Province of South Australia 10: 1822: 487:Henry Pering Pellew Crease 332:Colony of British Columbia 316:. He later transferred to 1736: 1661: 1573: 1566: 1521: 1443: 1436: 1416: 1368: 1361: 1041:Bella Coola Valley Museum 406:Cary and his wife Ellen, 268:. He died of a suspected 238:Torrens land title system 207: 195: 172: 155: 135: 130: 126: 115: 107: 99: 88: 80: 70: 59: 52: 48: 30: 23: 1801:Members of Lincoln's Inn 1205:Hanna, C. J. P. (1992). 789:The Gentleman's Magazine 767:The Gentleman's Magazine 504:, he journeyed into the 232:for the constituency of 1158:Fiske, Jo-Anne (2018). 745:John Sebastian Helmcken 726:Arthur Stanhope Farwell 696:Montague Tyrwhitt-Drake 308:before studying law at 1738:‡ – Term not completed 757:on 16 September 1865. 721: 572:Strait of Juan de Fuca 497: 413: 254:1862 smallpox epidemic 1255:10.3138/9781442688469 1241:Taylor, Greg (2008). 713: 533:Arthur Edward Kennedy 495: 438:John Foster McCreight 405: 324:Hugh McCalmont Cairns 310:King's College London 202:King's College London 1211:B.C. 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A cropped black and white photo showing George Hunter Cary looking down and to his right, with his mouth slightly open. He is wearing a suit, and has a chin-strap beard. He has dark hair.
Attorney General of British Columbia
James Douglas
Vancouver Island
Victoria Town
Woodford, Essex
London
Alma mater
King's College London
barrister
Attorney General
Vancouver Island
Legislative Assembly of Vancouver Island
Victoria Town
Torrens land title system
water supply
First Nations
1862 smallpox epidemic
Cary Castle
Cariboo Gold Rush
Lord Chancellor
stroke
heart failure
Woodford
Essex
London
barrister
Sir Richard Malins
St Paul's School
King's College London

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