Frederick W. A. G. Haultain
| Sir Frederick W. A. G. Haultain | |
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| 1st Premier of the Northwest Territories | |
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In office October 7, 1897 – September 1, 1905 | |
| Monarch |
Victoria Edward VII |
| Lieutenant Governor |
Charles H. Mackintosh Malcolm Colin Cameron Amédée E. Forget |
| Preceded by | office created |
| Succeeded by | George Braden |
| Chairman of the Executive Committee | |
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In office November 7, 1891 – August 1, 1892 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor |
Joseph Royal Charles H. Mackintosh |
| Preceded by | Robert Brett |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Cayley |
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In office December 1, 1892 – October 7, 1897 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | Charles H. Mackintosh |
| Preceded by | Hugh Cayley |
| Succeeded by | himself as Premier of the Northwest Territories |
| MLA for Macleod | |
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In office September 5, 1887 – September 1, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Henry Boyle |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for Lumsden | |
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In office December 13, 1905 – July 11, 1912 | |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Glenn |
| Chief Justice of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal | |
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In office 1912–1938 | |
| Preceded by | E. L. Wetmore |
| Succeeded by | William F. A. Turgeon |
| 1st Leader of the Opposition of Saskatchewan | |
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In office March 29, 1906 – June 15, 1912 | |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Wellington Willoughby |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 25, 1857 Woolwich, England |
| Died |
January 30, 1942 (aged 84) Montreal, Quebec[1] |
| Resting place |
Memorial Gates, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon 52°7′45.7″N 106°38′34.5″W / 52.129361°N 106.642917°WCoordinates: 52°7′45.7″N 106°38′34.5″W / 52.129361°N 106.642917°W |
| Political party | Liberal-Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Marion St Clair Castellain née Mackintosh |
| Religion | Anglican |
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Sir Frederick William Alpin Gordon Haultain (November 25, 1857 – January 30, 1942) was a lawyer and a long serving Canadian politician and judge. His career in provincial and territorial legislatures stretched into four decades. He served as the first premier of Canada's Northwest Territories from 1897 to 1905 as is recognized as having a significant contribution towards the creation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. From 1905 on he served as Leader of the Official Opposition in Saskatchewan as well as Leader of the Provincial Rights Party. His legislative career ended when he was appointed to the judiciary in 1912.
Early life
He was born in Woolwich, England in 1857, the son of Frederick W. Haultain (1821–1882) and Lucinde Helen Gordon (1828–1915),[2] and came to Peterborough, Ontario with his family in 1860. He grew up in Peterborough and Montreal, later receiving a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto. He went on to study law at Osgoode Hall and was called to the bar in Ontario in 1882 and in the North-West Territories in 1884.
Northwest Territories politics
Haultain was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in a by-election held on September 5, 1887. He defeated Charles Conybeare by a large margin. Haultain would win his next five elections by acclamation.
Haultain was appointed the first Premier of the territories on October 7, 1897.
Premier
As premier, Haultain led negotiations for the granting of provincial status. Haultain argued for these territories to be admitted as a single province named Buffalo, and wanted the new province to be governed by non-partisan governments. The federal Liberal government of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, however, fearful of a large conservative province in the west, decided to create two provinces, Alberta and Saskatchewan, in 1905.
Frustrated in negotiations with the federal Liberal government, Haultain became increasingly identified with the Conservative Party and campaigned for it in the 1904 federal election. Laurier's Liberals were re-elected, and when the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were formed, the Liberal government passed over Haultain and appointed loyal Liberals to form those provinces' first governments.
Saskatchewan politics
Haultain led the Provincial Rights Party in the 1905 Saskatchewan provincial election, which was won by the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan. From 1905 to 1912, Haultain sat in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as leader of the Opposition.
Late life
In 1912, the newly elected Conservative federal government of Sir Robert Borden made Haultain Chief Justice of Saskatchewan's superior court. He was knighted in 1916, and in 1917 was made Chief Justice of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, a position he held until his retirement in 1938.
References
Bibliography
- Perry, Sandra E.; Craig, Jessica J. (2006). The Mantle of Leadership : Premiers of the Northwest Territories and Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-2-8.
- "The Honourable Sir Frederick W.A.G. Haultain, 1897-1905". Legislative Assembly of Alberta library. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- "Sir Frederick William Alpin Gordon Haultain". Canadian Confederation, people. Library and Archives Canada. 2005. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
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| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | ||
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| Preceded by New District |
MLA South Qu'Appelle 1905–1912 |
Succeeded by Joseph Glenn |
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| Preceded by Edward Ludlow Wetmore |
Chief Justice of Saskatchewan 1912–1938 |
Succeeded by William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Edward L. Wetmore |
Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan 1917–1940 |
Succeeded by P. E. MacKenzie |
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