The life of British Columbia’s fourth premier began on June 22, 1829 in Ireland. On Nov. 11, 1851, he began to attend law school in England, and was called to the bar in 1854. In 1858, he was in the chambers at Inner Temple Lane but the next year he...
After covering one of the most famous premiers in Canadian history, its time to take a step back to a man who is relatively unknown even in his own province, George Anthony Walkem. Walkem was born in Ireland on Nov. 15, 1834, one of ten children...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at After talking about the first premier of British Columbia, John McCreight, a man who never wanted the job, we move on to one of the most famous men to ever hold the post of premier in the...
We are now venturing into the first five premiers of British Columbia, and we begin with John Foster McCreight, the first person to hold that post. McCreight was born in 1827 in Ireland to James McCreight and Elizabeth Foster, who were a well...