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Quick Facts
1845 - 1894
| Term(s) of Office: |
| December 5, 1892 - December 12, 1894 |
Born
- November 10, 1845, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Education
- Free Church Academy, Halifax
Personal Life
- Married 1870, Annie Affleck (1845 - 1913)
- Two sons, three daughters (four other children died in infancy)
Professional Life
- Lawyer (called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1865)
- 1871 - 1877 Alderman, Halifax
- 1882 - 1885 Justice, Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
Political Party
- Liberal-Conservative
- 1892 - 1894 Party Leader
Constituencies
- 1885 - 1894 Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Other Ministries
- 1878 - 1882, Attorney General (Province of Nova Scotia)
- 1885 - 1892 Justice
Political Record
- Premier of Nova Scotia 1882
- Fisheries treaty 1888
- Creation of Canadian Criminal Code 1892
- Bering Sea Tribunal 1893
Died
- December 12, 1894, Windsor Castle, England, while still in office
- Grave site: Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Source: Canada's Prime Ministers, 1867 - 1994. [Ottawa]: National Archives of Canada, c1994. 20 p.
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