Joseph Royal
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Joseph Royal (7 May 1837 – 23 August 1902) was a Canadian journalist, lawyer, politician, businessman, and Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories.
In the 1870 Manitoba provincial elections, he was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding St François Xavier West, and in 1871 he was unanimously chosen speaker. From 1874 to 1876, he was the Provincial Secretary and Minister of Public Works. From 1876 to 1878, he was the Attorney General. In 1878, he was the Minister of Public Works.
In a 1879 by-election, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the Manitoba riding of Provencher. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1882 and 1887.
Joseph was appointed to, and served as a member on the Temporary North-West Council, the first legislature of the Northwest Territories from 1872 to 1876. He would later serve as the Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories from 1888 to 1893.
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- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
| Preceded by Edgar Dewdney |
Lieutenant Governor of Northwest Territories 1888-1893 |
Succeeded by Charles H. Mackintosh |
