David Christie (politician)
David Christie , PC (born October 1, 1818 in Edinburgh , Scotland , † December 14, 1880 in Paris , Ontario ) was a Canadian politician .
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Christie was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and came to Canada with his family in 1833. In 1852 he was elected to the House of Representatives of the Province of Canada in the fourth term , to which he was also an elected MP for the following two terms until June 1861. He was in regular contact with George Brown , who published The Globe newspaper in Toronto .
In the fall of 1849, David Christie was one of the founders of the Clear Grit political movement of the liberal rural population. Together with other people close to this movement, he campaigned for a greater number of government members to be elected, for example. According to Charles Dent, the term clear grit itself also goes back to Christie. He refers to a discussion between Christie and George Brown, in which Christie describes reformers who, like Brown, are lagging behind the times with the term “We want only men who are Clear Grit” (German for example: We only want people who like cleaner Sand. ).
In 1858 Christie was elected to the House of Lords (Legislative Council) of the Province of Canada. In 1867 he was appointed to the new Canadian Senate to represent Erie, Ontario, where he represented the Liberal Party of Canada until his death in 1880. With the appointment to the Senate, he was allowed to use the honorary title the Honorable . From 1873 to 1874 he was a member of the Canadian government in the office of Secretary of State for liaison with the government of the colonial power Great Britain. From 1874 to 1878 he held the office of Speaker of the Senate . He died in Paris, Ontario in 1880 as a result of gangrene .
literature
- David Christie - biographical information on the website of the Canadian Parliament (English)
- David Christie . In: Dictionary of Canadian Biography . 24 volumes, 1966–2018. University of Toronto Press, Toronto ( English , French ).
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| SURNAME | Christie, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian Liberal Party politician, Senate Speaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh , Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1880 |
| Place of death | Paris , Ontario |