Forbes George Vernon
Forbes George Vernon | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Yale | |
| In office 1875–1882 | |
| In office 1886–1894 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1843 |
| Died | 20 January 1911 (aged 67) |
Forbes George Vernon (21 August 1843 – 20 January 1911), Lieutenant (ret.)
Forbes George was the third of five sons born to
In 1876, he was named Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works in the provincial cabinet and served until 1878. He later served in the same cabinet post from 1887 to 1894. After retiring from politics, Vernon served as Agent General for the province of British Columbia in London from 1895 to 1899.[2]
He was married at Victoria 11 September 1877 to Katie Alma Branks of California; she died 31 March 1885 and was buried at Victoria. They had two daughters: Gladys Louise (1878–1892); and Beatrice Alma Ashley (1881–????), who went on to marry Captain Montague Furber.[3]
Vernon died in London in 1911. The northern Okanagan city of Vernon was named after him.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Vernon of Clontarf". Burke's Landed Gentry of Ireland, 1912.
- ^ Gosnell, R. Edward (1906). A history; British Columbia. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 694. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Vernon of Coldstream". Burke's Colonial Gentry, 1891; "Vernon of Clontarf". Landed Gentry of Ireland, 1912.
External links
- Biographical note at British Columbia Archival Information Network
- Ormsby, Margaret A. (1990). "Houghton, Charles Frederick". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XII (1891–1900) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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