After the resignation of Saskatchewan’s first premier, a new man took the top job, William Melville Martin. Martin was born in Norwich, Ontario on Aug. 23, 1876. As a child, he was educated at Exeter Public School and Clinton Collegiate. When he...
Thomas Walter Scott After Saskatchewan became a province in 1905, the first man to sit in the big chair as premier was Thomas Walter Scott. So let’s dive into the life, of that first premier of the prairie province. Thomas Walter Scott was born on...
Daniel Hanington was born on June 27, 1835 in Shediac, New Brunswick. His father, also named Daniel Hanington, who was a political figure in New Brunswick. He sat in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1834 to 1862 and was one of the...
After New Brunswick had three premiers in the space of its first decade, including one person twice, it was time for a bit more stability in the top office with the arrival of John James Fraser. Fraser was born on Aug. 1, 1829 in New Brunswick to...
George Hathaway was born in Musquash, New Brunswick to Calvin and Sarah Hathaway on Aug. 4, 1813. Hathaway was a believer in responsible government and supported the reform movement to bring that type of government to New Brunswick. In 1850, he ran...
After Andrew Wetmore served as the first premier of New Brunswick, a new man came in to lead the province. He not only served as the second premier of New Brunswick, but also the fourth premier of the province. His name was George Edwin King. King...
As we delve into the first five premiers of New Brunswick, we begin with Andrew Rainsford Wetmore. Wetmore was born on Aug. 16, 1820 in Fredericton. His family was one of the most prominent in New Brunswick. His grandfather and great-grandfather...
History was made in 1991 when Nellie Cournoyea became premier of the Northwest Territories. Before we get to that, let’s look at her life. Nellie Cournoyea was born in Aklavik, Northwest Territories on March 4, 1940 and was of mixed Norwegian and...
We began the 1980s with the first premier, sort of, in the history of the Northwest Territories. Now we are finishing the decade with the fourth premier in our series.Dennis Patterson was born on Dec. 30, 1948 in Vancouver. He spent most of his...
Nick Sibbeston was born in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories on Nov. 21, 1943. As a child, he described his early years as idyllic. He was raised by his mother and an elderly woman named Ehmbee, whom he considered to be his grandmother. He would...