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Tyrwhitt-Drake, Montague William

1830–1908

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Biografie

He was trained as a solicitor in the UK in 1851.

He came to British Columbia in 1859 and worked for a short time as a placer miner in the Cariboo.

He was a member of the Bar of the United Colony of British Columbia in 1867.

He married Joanna Tolmie, a cousin of W.F. Tolmie.

He was a partner with G.H. Carey in 1877.

In 1868-70 he was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council.

He was a member of the British Columbia Board of Education 1872-79.

In 1877 he was elected as the Mayor of Victoria BC.

He served as a member of the Legislative Council in 1883-86 and was President of the Executive Counsel from 1883-84.

In 1887 he was elected as the Mayor of the City of Victoria.

He was appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia as a Judge in 1889 and he retired in 1904.

He married Joanna Tolmie in 1862.

Benannte Orte

Drake Inlet (BC). Drake Island (BC).

Referenzen

  • Howay, F.W. (1914)
  • Mallandaine, Edward (1887)
  • Walker, Elizabeth (1999)
  • Green, Valerie (1992)

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