NUNC COGNOSCO EX PARTE THOMAS J. BATA LIBRARY TRENT UNIVERSITY i ■itKv o V Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2019 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/canadianparliame1883unse THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENTARY COMPANION 1883. EDITED BY J- GBMMILL, Barrister-at-Law. ESTABLISHED, 1862. OTTAWA: CT. DTJBIE & SOU 1883. TLs DH- /«3 Entered according to the Act of Parliament, in the year thousand eight hundred aud eighty-three, by J. A. GEMMILL, In the Office of the Minister of Agriculture, at Ottawa. MONTREAL: PRINTED BY THE GAZETTE PRINTING COMPANY. III. PREFACE. The copyright of The Canadian Parliamentary Com¬ panion having been purchased from Mr. C. H. Mackintosh, M. P., the new edition is now issued under the editorship of the present proprietor. The Companion, established as long ago as 1862 by Mr. Henry J. Morgan, has attained a high character as an accurate and trustworthy record of the matters and things coming within its scope. It is now regarded as one of the indispensable adjuncts of Parliament, and no Library, public or private, can be said to be complete without it. It will be the aim of the new proprietor to en¬ deavor to sustain the high character of The Companion which long years of patient labor on the part of its founder and its subsequent proprietor had achieved for the book—and if possible to add to and improve it. The present edition, owing to the recent General Elec¬ tions for the Dominion and the Provinces, is almost entirely made up of new matter. The facts have been carefully collated from the most reliable sources, and can be entirely depended on. In preparing future editions the editor would be glad to receive assistance in the way of data or suggestion from such as take an interest in his labors. Rideau Club, Ottawa, 15 March, 1883. IV. CMjs in ©mmita. Rideau—Facing Parliament Houses, Ottawa. H. V. Nof.l, Esq., President; C. H. Carriere, Esq., Treasurer; John Makin- son, Esq., Secretary. Toronto—York St., Toronto. A. Thornton Todd, Esq., Chairman of Managing Committee; L. Ogden, Esq., Seety. Treas Hamilton—St. James St., Hamilton. J. J. Mason, Esq., Chairman of Managing Committee ; R. L. Gunn, Secty. Treas. St. James—Dorchester St., Montreal. H. S. MacDocgall, Esq., Chairman of Managing Committee; John Cassils, Esq., Treasurer. Quebec Garrison—Lieut.-Col. T. J. Duchesnay, President; Capt. C. Lindsay, Secretary. Halifax—1 52 and 154 Hollis St., Halifax. Robie Uniacke, Esq., President; H. W. Johnson, Esq., Secretary. Union—Victoria, B. C. Sir M. B. Begbie, President; Andrew Rome, Esq., Secretary. Manitoba—Winnipeg. C. J. Brydges, Esq., President; R. J. Woods, Esq , Acting Secretary. Selkirk—Winnipeg. Lieut.-Col. Osborne Smith, C.M.G., President; Acton Burkowes, Esq., Secty. Treas, y. 0f A Full Alphabetical Index will he found on last pages of The Companion. Part I. —The Queen and Royal Family; Chief Officers of State; The Colonial Office; British Minister at Wash¬ ington; His Excellency the Governor General and Staff ; the Queen’s Privy Council for the Dominion and Mem¬ bers of the Cabinet; Departmental Committees and Government Commissioners; Members of the Privy Council who are not now members of the Cabinet; High Commissioner for Canada; Agent of the Canadian Government in British Columbia; Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court. Part II.—Changes in the Dominion Cabinet from 1867 to 1883. Part III.—Parliamentary Procedure. Part IV.—Members of the Senate. Part V.—Members of the House of Commons. Part VI.—Counties, Districts, Cities and Boroughs returning Members to the House of Commons, with names of Can¬ didates in each Constituency at last General Election, and at each subsequent Election, and the total vote polled for each Candidate, respectively, etc. Part VII.—The local Governments and Legislatures, with Electoral Votes, names of Candidates, viz : (1) Ontario, (2) Quebec, (3) Nova Scotia, (4) New Brunswick, (5) Manitoba, (6) British Columbia, (7; Prince Edward Is¬ land, (8) North-West Territories, (9) Newfoundland. Bart VIII. — Chairman of Standing Committees; Party “ Whips ;” Minister’s Residences and Private Secretaries ; Dominion Arbitrators ; Bailway Commissioners. Part IX.—Deputy Heads and Chief Officers of the Civil Service, etc. Part X.—Table of Precedence for the Dominion; List of Imperial Honors borne by Canadians ; Addenda. VI. A.B. or B.A., Bachelor of Arts; Acclam., Acclamation j Am., America or American; Apptd., Appointed; Asso., Asso¬ ciation ; Atty.-Gen., Attorney General; B., Born ; Batt., Batta¬ lion ; B.C., Province of British Columbia; B.C.L., Bachelor of Civil Law ; C., Conservative ; Can., Canada ; Capt., Captain ; C.B., Companion of the Bath; C.M.G., Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George; C.E., Civil Engineer; Co., County or Company; Coll., College; Commr., Commis¬ sioner; Dau., Daughter ; D.C.L., Doctor of Civil Law; D.L.S., Dominion Laod Surveyor; Dir., Director; Dist., District; Dom., Dominion; Ed., Educated; Eng., England; E.R., East Riding; Ex. Council, Executive Council; G.C.M.G., Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George ; G.E., General Election; Govt., Government; Hon., Honorable; I., Independent; Insu., Insurance; Irel., Ireland; J.P., Justice of the Peace; K.C.B., Knight Commander of the Bath; K.C. M. G., Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George; L., Liberal; L.C., Lower Canada or Legislative Council; LL.D., Doctor of Laws; Leg. Assem., Legislative Assembly; M., Married; M.A., Master of Arts; Man., Pro¬ vince of Manitoba; Mem, Member; M.D., Doctor of Medi¬ cine; M.L.C., Member of Legislative Council; M.P., Member of House of Commons; N.B., Province of New Brunswick; N. P., Notary Public; N.R., North Riding; N.S., Province of Nova Scotia; Ont., Province of Ontario; Parlt., Parliament; P.C., Privy Council of Canada; P.L.iS., Provincial Land Sur¬ veyor; P.E.I., Province of Prince Edward Island ; P.Q., Pro¬ vince of Quebec; Q.C., Queen’s Counsel; Regt., Regiment ; S., Son; S.R., South Riding; Secy., Secretary; Scot., Scot¬ land ; Soc., Society ; Sol.-Gen , Solicitor General; Treas., Trea¬ surer ; U.C., Upper Canada; U.E. Loyalists, United Empire Loyalists: U.P., United Provinces; Univ., University ; V.M. or Vol. Mil., Volunteer Militia; W.R., West Riding. *■ THE ^aitailidu 'Parliamentary Companion FOR 1883. ahc Ojuecu anti the ttfoyal family. Her Majesty, Alexandrina Victoria, Queen of Great Fritain and Ireland, b. May 24, 1819 ; succeeded William IV,, June 20, 1837; crowned June 28, 1838; m. Feb. 10, 1840, to her cousin, H.R.H. Prince Albert of Saxe-Cobourg, who died on the 14th December, 1861. The issue of the marriage are:— H.R.H. Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, Princess Royal, b. Nov. 21, 1840; ru. Jan. 25, 1858, to 1I.R.H. Prince Frederick William, Crown Prince of Prussia, and has issue, living, two sons and four daughters. H.R.H. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Duke of Saxony. Corn¬ wall, and Rothesay, Earl of Dublin, b. Nov. 9, 1841; m. March 10, 1863, to H-R.H- Princess Alexandra of Denmark; and has issue, H.R.H. Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward, b. Jan. 8, 1864; H.R.H. Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert, b. June 3, 1865; H.R.H. Princess Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar. b. Fob. 20, 1867; H.R.H. Princess Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary, b. July 6, 1868; and H-R-H. Princess Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria, b- Nov. 26, 1869. H.R.H. Alice Maud Mary, b. April 25,1843 ; m. Julyl, 1862, to Prince Louis of Hesse; d. Dec. 14, 1878, leaving issue, living, one son and four daughters. 2 Chief Officers of Slate. H R.II. Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh, b. Aug. 6, 1844; m Jan. 23, 1874. to the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia; and has issue one son and three daughters. H.R.H- Helena Augusta Victoria, b. May 24, 1846; ra- July 5, 1866, to H.R.H. Prince Christian of Augustenburg, and has issue, living, two sons and two daughters. H.R.H. Louise Caroline Alberta, b. March 18,1848, m. March 21, 1871, to the Marquis of Lome. H.R-H. Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught, b. May 1, 1850; m. March 13, 1879, to the Princess Louise Marguerite of Prussia, and has issue one daughter and one son. H.H.H. Leopold George Duncan Albert, Duke of Albany, b. April 7, 1853; m. 27th April, 1882, to the Princess Helen of Waldeck- Pyrmont. H.R.H. Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodora, born April 14,1857. iUr iUii,jf,sty’s' (thief (Officer,s of ^tatc. THE CABINET. First Lord of Treasury.Rt. Hon. William E. Gladstone. Chancellor of Exchequer.Rt, Hon. Hugh C. E. Childers. Lord High Chancellor.Rt, Hon. Earl ofSelbornc. Lord President of the Council) Rt. Hon. Earl of Spencer- and Lord Lieut, of Ireland. ■ ■ S Lord Privy Seal... .Rt. Hon. Lord Carlingford. Home Department. .Rt. Hon. Sir Wm. Vernon llarcourt. Foreign Affairs...,... Rt. Hon. Earl Granville. Secretaries Colonies._Rt. Hon. Earl of Derby. of State War._Rt. Hon. Marquis of Hartington. India .. .... Rt. Hon. Earl of Kimberley. First Lord of the Admiralty.Rt. Hon. Earl of Northbrook. Pres. Local Government Board. ■ ■ Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Dilke. President of the Board of Trade•. Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lon- 1 caster.^ xvt. Hon. J. G. Dodson. Postmaster-General.Rt. Hon. Henry Fawcett. Chief Secretary for Ireland.Rt. Hon. G. 0. Trevelyan. Governor-General and Staff. 3 THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COLONIAL OFFICE. »S’ecreta.ru of State—The Earl of Derby, Dee - 1882. Under-Secretaries—Leonard H.