Richard McBride
Sir Richard McBride KCMG KC | |
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16th Premier of British Columbia | |
In office June 1, 1903 – December 15, 1915 | |
Monarchs | Edward VII George V |
Lieutenant Governor | Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière James Dunsmuir Thomas Wilson Paterson Francis Stillman Barnard |
Preceded by | Edward Gawler Prior |
Succeeded by | William John Bowser |
MLA for Westminster-Dewdney | |
In office July 9, 1898 – October 3, 1903 | |
Preceded by | Colin Buchanan Sword |
Succeeded by | district abolished |
MLA for Dewdney | |
In office October 3, 1903 – November 25, 1909 | |
Preceded by | first member |
Succeeded by | William J. Manson |
MLA for Yale | |
In office November 25, 1909 – March 28, 1912 | |
Preceded by | Stuart Alexander Henderson |
Succeeded by | Alexander Lucas |
MLA for Victoria City | |
In office February 2, 1907 – December 15, 1915 | |
Preceded by | William George Cameron Richard Low Drury Richard Hall James Dugald McNiven |
Succeeded by | Harlan Carey Brewster |
Personal details | |
Born | Conservative | December 15, 1870
Other political affiliations | Government |
Spouse |
Christine Margaret McGillivray
(m. 1896) |
Children | 6 daughters |
Alma mater | Schulich School of Law |
Occupation | lawyer |
Profession | politician |
Cabinet | Minister of Mines (1900–1901) |
Sir Richard McBride,
Richard McBride is interred in the Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia.
Premier of British Columbia
The new Conservative government attempted to stabilize the economy by cutting spending and raising new taxes. It also introduced progressive reforms of the province's labour law. In 1909 McBride unveiled plans for a provincial university and promised to build more railway lines. The party won commanding majorities in the 1909 and 1912 elections, almost shutting the Opposition out of the legislature.
McBride's Conservatives were aligned with the federal
His government was also responsible for the creation of the province's first university, the University of British Columbia, which opened its doors in 1915.
The government's popularity waned as an economic downturn hit the province along with the mounting railway debts. McBride resigned on December 15, 1915, to become the province's representative in London, where he died in 1917.
Legacy
The small community of McBride, British Columbia was named after this premier during the time he was in office. Also named for the premier, the McBride River in northern British Columbia is a major tributary of the Stikine.
Also named for him is McBride Boulevard in New Westminster which is the western ramp for the Pattullo Bridge.
See also
References
- ^ CC1 and CC2 — British Columbia's Submarine Fleet, CFB Esquimalt Naval and History Museum webpage Archived 2009-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sapperton Schools Photos | McBride-Sapperton Residents' Association". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14.
External links
- Works by or about Richard McBride at Internet Archive
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- British Columbia: From the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol IV (Biographical) by E.O.S. Scholefield and F.W. Howay (see pp. 5-6).