The Lieutenant-Governors of Upper Canada and Ontario 1792-1899
The Lieutenant-Governors of Upper Canada and Ontario 1792-1899
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ollege--Aide-de-camp to Sir Francis Head during Rebellion--Mission to Washington--Called to the Bar--Marriage--Municipal politics--Member for Toronto, 1858--President of Council, 1862--Member for Algoma, 1872, and Toronto, 1878--City Solicitor--Lieutenant-Governor, 1880--Personal characteristics--Sudden death--Hon. John H. Hagarty and Hon. John G. Spragge, Administrators 221
CHAPTER XIX.
HON. SIR ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, K.C.M.G., LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Born in England--Enters Law Society--Partnership with Mr. John A. Macdonald--Alderman in Kingston--Bencher of Law Society, 1857--Legislative Councillor, 1858--Speaker of Council, 1863--Commissioner of Crown Lands--Senator, 1867--Postmaster-General--Treaty of Washington--Minister of Interior--Leader of Opposition in Senate, 1873--Receiver-General, 1878--Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, 1887--Dies 1892--Hon. Thomas Galt, Administrator 229
CHAPTER XX.
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