| The Hon. Amédée E. Forget |
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| 1st Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan | |
| In office 1905–1910 |
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| Monarch | Edward VII George V |
| Preceded by | himself, as Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories |
| Succeeded by | George W. Brown |
| Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories | |
| In office October 4, 1898 – September 1, 1905 |
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| Monarch | Victoria Edward VII |
| Preceded by | Malcolm C. Cameron |
| Succeeded by | himself, as Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan George H. V. Bulyea, as Lieutenant Governor of Alberta |
| Senator for Banff, Alberta | |
| In office May 2, 1911 – June 8, 1923 |
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| Nominated by | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 12, 1847 Marieville, Canada East |
| Died | June 8, 1923 (aged 75) Ottawa, Ontario |
Amédée Emmanuel Marie Forget[1] (November 12, 1847 – June 8, 1923) was a Canadian lawyer, civil servant, and politician. He was the last Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories and the first Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Saskatchewan.
Born in Marieville, Canada East (now Quebec), the son of Jeremie Forget and Marie Guenette, he was called to the Bar of Lower Canada in 1871. In 1875, he joined the Canadian civil service and served in different positions.
In 1898, he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories on the advice of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, and served until the creation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905. At that time, he was appointed the first Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, and served until 1910.
In 1911, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Banff, Alberta. He died while in office in 1923.
He is buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal, Quebec.
The town of Forget, Saskatchewan, and Forget Street in Regina, Saskatchewan are both named in his honor.
Amédée Emmanuel Forget married October 1876, Henriette Drolet, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel C. J. R Drolet, and a descendant of Francois Jarret de Vercheres. She was born at St. Hyacinthe, Canada East, September 29, 1853. She was educated at l'lnstitut des Sœurs des Saints Noms de Jesus et de Ville Marie, Hochelaga. The couple travelled in 1877 to Battleford, North-West Territories, when Mr Forget was appointed to an official position. When the seat of Government was transferred to 1882, the couple moved there. The couple moved to Winnipeg in 1895, when Mr. Forget was appointed Indian Commissioner. The couple moved to Government House, Regina, when Mr Forget was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Territories in in October 1898. The couple received and entertained the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1901. Madame Forget served as Honorary President of the Daughters of the Empire and of the National Council of Women. She volunteered with the Victorian Order of Nurses and the Aberdeen Association. She served as President and Treasurer of the Committee to erect a statue to Queen Victoria.[2]
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