Albert Norton Richards

Albert Norton Richards , QC (born December 8, 1821 in Brockville , Upper Canada , † March 6, 1897 in Victoria , British Columbia ) was a Canadian politician . He was from 1872 to 1874 a member of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons , from 1876 to 1881 Vice Governor of the Province of British Columbia.

biography

The younger brother of William Buell Richards , who later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court , studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848. In 1863 he was elected to the Canadian Parliament. The following year he was appointed to the cabinet. In order to take office at all, he had to stand for re-election and lost. In 1869 he was supposed to take over the office of Attorney General in the Northwest Territories , but was prevented from entering the Red River Colony by insurgent Métis along the way, together with Lieutenant Governor-elect William McDougall .

In the general election of 1872 , Richards won the Leeds South constituency in the province of Ontario for the Liberal Party . In 1874 he did not stand for re-election and moved to the province of British Columbia . In Victoria he co-founded a law firm that still exists in Vancouver under the name Richards, Buell and Sutton . Governor General Lord Dufferin swore in Richards on July 28, 1876 as the second lieutenant governor of British Columbia. He held this representative office until July 20, 1881. He then resumed his practice as a lawyer.

Web links

Biography on the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia website
Albert Norton Richards - biographical information on the website of the Canadian Parliament (English)

Individual evidence

^ Albert Norton Richards (1822-1897). Manitoba Historical Society, accessed July 23, 2010 .
↑ Firm Profile. (No longer available online.) Richards, Buell and Sutton, archived from the original September 13, 2009 ; accessed on July 23, 2010 (English).

personal data
SURNAME	Richards, Albert Norton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
DATE OF BIRTH	December 8, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brockville , Upper Canada
DATE OF DEATH	March 6, 1897
Place of death	Victoria (British Columbia)

[1] Albert Norton Richards (1822-1897). Manitoba Historical Society, accessed July 23, 2010 .

[2] Firm Profile. (No longer available online.) Richards, Buell and Sutton, archived from the original September 13, 2009 ; accessed on July 23, 2010 (English).