His son served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2006, but despite that high post, it can easily be said that Paul Martin Jr.’s father had a much bigger impact on Canada. For decades, he was the right-hand man to prime ministers, and he helped shape...
So, we have reached the fifth premier in our series for Nova Scotia. After this, we will be covering the first five British Columbia premiers. I skipped Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, the fifth premier of Nova Scotia since I covered his life in...
We have now moved on to our fourth premier of Nova Scotia. Over the course of the first decade of Nova Scotia, the province went through three premiers, which tends to be a lot in a decade. Our fourth premier, Simon Holmes, took the province into...
Once again, I scoured what I could online, but there was little information and most of it just repeated what other sources stated. After Annand resigned as premier of Nova Scotia, Philip Carteret Hill succeeded him as premier of Nova Scotia...
The first premier of Nova Scotia, Hiram Blanchard, served for only a few months. With his 88 days as premier, he remains the second shortest serving premier in Nova Scotia history. The next premier of the province, William Annand, served much...
We are now beginning our look at the first five premiers of Nova Scotia, as we continue our long journey through every premier in Canadian history. We have covered the first five premiers of Prince Edward Island and Alberta, and still have a couple...
When Herbert Greenfield was pushed out of the UFA as leader, John Brownlee took over. Brownlee was arguably the best UFA premier in Alberta’s history, and some consider him one of the best premier’s Alberta ever had. That being said, he is most...
After Charles Stewart and the Liberals lost the election, it was time for a new person to come in as premier. After some time, that person would be Herbert Greenfield. Herbert Greenfield was born on Nov. 25, 1869 in Winchester, England. He initially...
After Arthur Sifton chose to pursue politics at the federal level, Charles Stewart was tapped to take his place. The third premier in Alberta’s history, and the third Liberal premier, it is likely Stewart did not know the place he would have in...
After Alberta’s first premier resigned over the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway Company scandal, a new person was called to take over as premier, Arthur Sifton. Arthur Sifton was born in Arva, Canada West to John Wright Sifton and Catherine...