Nicholas Flood Davin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicholas Flood Davin

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1840

Place of Birth: Kilfinane, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 18-Oct-1901

Profession: poet, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Nicholas Flood Davin (January 13, 1840 – October 18, 1901) was a lawyer, journalist and politician, born at Kilfinane, Ireland.
The first MP for Assiniboia West (1887–1900), Davin was known as the voice of the North-West. Davin founded and edited the Regina Leader, the first newspaper in Assiniboia.
He tried to gain provincial status for the territory. Davin is considered one of the architects of the Canadian Indian residential school system.
In 1879 he wrote the Report on Industrial Schools for Indians and Half-Breeds, otherwise known as The Davin Report, in which he advised the federal government to institute residential schools for Indigenous children.
Ultimately, the implementation of the residential school programme proved to have adverse impact on the indigenous population, described as "cultural genocide."