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He came to Canada in 1879 taking up permanent residence in BC in 1886.
In 1887 he established the News-Advertiser newspaper in Vancouver BC.
He was the Chairman of the Union Steamship Company of British Columbia Ltd. 1911 to 1917.
He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia representing Vancouver in 1890, 1894, 1898 but was defeated in 1900.
He was elected to represent Richmond in 1903.
He was Minister of Agriculture and Finance in 1898-1900.
He was Chief Commissioner of Lands & Works in 1899-1900.
He was President of the Executive Council in 1904-10.
He was the first Chancellor of the University of British Columbia.
He was the first President of the Vancouver Harbour Commissioners 1913-18.
He was the President of McGill University of Vancouver and Victoria.
He drowned himself in English Bay in Vancouver BC on 20/11/1919
参考文献
- Gosnell, R.E. (1914)
- Parker, C.W. (Ed.) (1911)
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- Howay, F.W. (1914)
- Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie. (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press
- Ross, Leslie J. (1979)
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