TERRITORIES Introduction Those interested in the evolution of the political system in the North-West Territories in the period 1876-1905, leading to the achievement of responsible government in 1897, and the establishment of the Provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1905, should find this directory of value. For a detailed description of this evolution the reader is referred to L.H. Thomas’s The Struggle for Responsible Government in the North-West Territories, 1870-1897, (2nd ed. Toronto, 1978), and C.C. Lindgard’s Territorial Government in Canada: The Autonomy Question in the Old North-West Territories (Toronto, 1946). The information contained in this directory comes from a variety of sources. In the absence of official election returns, the Canadian Parliamentary Companion and the Parliamentary Guide are the only comprehensive sources of information available on election results. While, in some instances, the vote totals may be imprecise they are the most reliable available. The aforementioned publications are also the primary source of birth dates of the individuals cited in the directory. Every effort has been made to determine dates of death by searching newspapers, and by contacting appropriate individuals and institutions for information. The bulk of the information in the directory comes from a number of official government documents such as the Journals of the North-West Council, the Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories, the North-West Territories Gazette, and orders-in-council. TERRITORIES LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS Name From To ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon. David Laird 1833 – 1914 ................................................................. Oct. 7, 1876 Dec. 2, 1881 Hon. Edgar Dewdney 1835 – 1916 .......................................................... Dec. 3, 1881 July 3, 1888 Hon. Joseph Royal 1837 – 1902 .............................................................. July 4, 1888 Oct. 31, 1893 Hon. Charles Herbert Mackintosh 1843 – 1931 ....................................... Nov. 1, 1893 June 6, 1898 Hon. Malcolm Colin Cameron 1832 – 1898 ............................................. June 7, 1898 Sept. 26, 1898 Hon. Amedee Emmanuel Forget 1847 – 1923 ......................................... Oct. 13, 1898 Aug. 31, 1905 PREMIERS Name From To ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon. Frederick William Gordon Haultain .................................................. Oct. 7, 1897 Aug. 31, 1905 MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Name From To ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon. Frederick William Gordon Haultain .................................................. Oct. 7, 1897 Aug. 31, 1905 Hon. James Hamilton Ross ...................................................................... Oct. 7, 1897 Mar. 1, 1901 Hon. Hillyard Mitchell ................................................................................ Oct. 7, 1897 Oct. 13, 1898 * Hon. Charles Alexander Magrath .............................................................. Oct. 7, 1897 Oct. 13, 1898 * Hon. George Hedley Vicars Bulyea .......................................................... Oct. 7, 1897 Aug. 31, 1905 Hon. Arthur Lewis Sifton ........................................................................... Mar. 1, 1901 Jan. 14, 1903 Hon. William Elliott .................................................................................... Feb. 4, 1903 Aug. 31, 1905 * No document confirming the dates of resignation of these members has been found. Since they did not contest the general election in 1898, it may be assumed that their appointments did not extend beyond the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly, Oct. 13, 1898. 1–1 TERRITORIES HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS Name From To ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Presidents of the Executive Council Hon. Frederick William Gordon Haultain .................................................. Oct. 7, 1897 Aug. 31, 1905 Attorneys General Hon. Frederick William Gordon Haultain .................................................. Oct. 8, 1897 Aug. 31, 1905 Territorial Secretaries Hon. James Hamilton Ross ...................................................................... Oct. 8, 1897 Jan. 21, 1899 Hon. George Hedley Vicars Bulyea .......................................................... Jan. 21, 1899 Aug. 31, 1905 Territorial Treasurers Hon. Frederick William Gordon Haultain .................................................. Oct. 8, 1897 Jan. 21, 1899 Hon. James Hamilton Ross ...................................................................... Jan. 21, 1899 Mar. 1, 1901 Hon. Arthur Lewis Sifton ........................................................................... Mar. 1, 1901 Jan. 14, 1903 Hon. Frederick William Gordon Haultain (Acting) .................................... Jan. 14, 1903 Aug. 31, 1905 Commissioners of Public Works Hon. James Hamilton Ross ...................................................................... Oct. 8, 1897 Mar. 1, 1901 Hon. Arthur Lewis Sifton ........................................................................... Mar. 1, 1901 Jan. 14, 1903 Hon. George Hedley Vicars Bulyea .......................................................... Feb. 4, 1903 Aug. 31, 1905 Commissioners of Agriculture Hon. James Hamilton Ross ...................................................................... Oct. 8, 1897 Jan. 21, 1899 Hon. George Hedley Vicars Bulyea .......................................................... Jan. 21, 1899 Feb. 4, 1903 Hon. William Elliott .................................................................................... Feb. 4, 1903 Aug. 31, 1905 Commissioners of Public Instruction Hon. Frederick William Gordon Haultain .................................................. Oct. 8, 1897 Aug. 31, 1901 Commissioners of Education Hon. Frederick William Gordon Haultain .................................................. Aug. 31, 1901 Aug. 31, 1905 1–2 TERRITORIES OFFICES HELD BY MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Name From To ________________________________________________________________________________________________ BULYEA, Hon. George Hedley Vicars Territorial Secretary ........................................................................... Jan. 21, 1899 Aug. 31, 1905 Commissioner of Agriculture .............................................................. Jan. 21, 1899 Feb. 4, 1903 Commissioner of Public Works .......................................................... Feb. 4, 1903 Aug. 31, 1905 ELLIOTT, Hon. William Commissioner of Agriculture .............................................................. Feb. 4, 1903 Aug. 31, 1905 HAULTAIN, Hon. Frederick William Gordon President of the Executive Council .................................................... Oct. 7, 1897 Aug. 31, 1905 Attorney General ................................................................................ Oct. 8, 1897 Aug. 31, 1905 Territorial Treasurer ........................................................................... Oct. 8, 1897 Jan. 21, 1899 Acting Territorial Treasurer ................................................................ Jan. 14, 1903 Aug. 31, 1905 Commissioner of Public Instruction ................................................... Oct. 8, 1897 Aug. 31, 1901 Commissioner of Education ............................................................... Aug. 31, 1901 Aug. 31, 1905 MAGRATH, Hon. Charles Alexander Member Without Portfolio .................................................................. Oct. 7, 1897 Oct. 13, 1898 MITCHELL, Hon. Hillyard Member Without Portfolio .................................................................. Oct. 7, 1897 Oct. 13, 1898 ROSS, Hon. James Hamilton Territorial Secretary ........................................................................... Oct. 8, 1897 Jan. 21, 1899 Territorial Treasurer ........................................................................... Jan. 21, 1899 Mar. 1, 1901 Commissioner of Public Works .......................................................... Oct. 8, 1897 Mar. 1, 1901 Commissioner of Agriculture .............................................................. Oct. 8, 1897 Jan. 21, 1899 SIFTON, Hon. Arthur Lewis Territorial Treasurer ........................................................................... Mar. 1, 1901 Jan. 14, 1903 Commissioner of Public Works .......................................................... Mar. 1, 1901 Jan. 14, 1903 1–3 TERRITORIES DEPUTY HEADS Name From To ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Deputy Attorneys General Hugh Amos Robson .................................................................................. Oct. 13, 1898 Jan. 27, 1900 Horace Harvey .......................................................................................... Jan. 27, 1900 June 29, 1904 Charles Edward Dudley Wood .................................................................. Dec. 21, 1904 Aug. 31, 1905 Assistant Territorial Secretaries Robert Bell Gordon ................................................................................... Oct. 8, 1897 July 17, 1900 Edward J. Wright ...................................................................................... Feb. 11, 1901 Aug. 31, 1905 Assistant Territorial