Edgar Dewdney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Edgar Dewdney

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1835

Place of Birth: Bideford, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1916

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Edgar Dewdney

  • Edgar Dewdney, (November 5, 1835 – August 8, 1916) was a Canadian surveyor, road builder, Indian commissioner and politician born in Devonshire, England.
  • He emigrated to British Columbia in 1859 in order to act as surveyor for the Dewdney Trail that runs through the province.
  • In 1870, Dewdney decided to take up a role in Canadian government.
  • In this year, he was elected to the Legislative Council of British Columbia as a representative form the Kootenay region.
  • In 1872, he was elected as a member of Federal Government for the Yale region representing the Conservative party.
  • He was reelected to this position in 1874 and again in 1878.
  • Dewdney served as Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories from 1879 to 1888, and the fifth Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia from 1892 to 1897.
  • Additionally, he served as the Indian commissioner in the North-West Territories from 1879 until 1888.
  • In 1897, Dewdney retired from politics and began working as a financial agent until his death in 1916.Throughout his political career, Dewdney played a role in the settlement of western Canada and defining the relationship between the government of Canada and the Indigenous peoples of the North-West in the nineteenth century.
  • Dewdney experienced several political and humanitarian issues throughout his political appointments.
  • As Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Territories, Dewdney had to manage with a starvation crisis faced by the Indigenous peoples after years of buffalo decline.
  • Additionally, as Indian Commissioner, Dewdney subsequently tackled issues pertaining to the North-West Rebellion of 1885.

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