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Canadian academic, lawyer and politician; prime minister from 1891 to 1892. An energetic man, he was appointed to the Senate in 1887, serving in Cabinet , and also briefly acted as Mayor of Montreal from 1887 to 1888. In his brief term as prime minister, he pushed for public service and Criminal Code reforms, as well as a reciprocity treaty with the U.S. He resigned in 1892 due to ill heath and died in Montreal the following year.
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Aberdeen and Temair, Sir John Campbell Hamilton Gordon, seventh Earl of (1847-1934)
Governor general of Canada 1893 to 1898. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He and his wife, Lady Aberdeen, were known for their social justice crusades during their time in Canada and for his favouritism of British and Canadian Liberals
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Allan, Sir Hugh (1810-1882)
Shipping magnate, railway promoter and financier. Born in Scotland, he immigrated to Montreal in 1826. He rose quickly and within 10 years was a partner in a merchandising firm. From there, he built the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company and expanded into railway building. In 1872, he was accused of buying a government contract to build a railway to the Pacific after it came to light that he had contributed $350,000 to the campaign of the | |
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