David Mills (politician)

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David Mills

David Mills PC (born March 18, 1831 in Oxford , Upper Canada , now Ontario ; † May 8, 1903 ) was a Canadian lawyer , poet , university professor and politician for the Liberal Party of Canada , who served as a member of the House of Commons and Senator for more than 32 years Member of Parliament and Minister in the 2nd Cabinet of Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie and in the 8th Canadian Cabinet of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier . Most recently he was a Supreme Court Justice of Canada from 1902 until his death .

Life

Lawyer, Member of the House of Commons and Federal Minister

Mills was a teacher after school and later from 1856-1865 superintendent for the schools of Kent County , Michigan . He then completed a law degree at the University of Michigan , graduating in 1867 with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). However, he did not receive his legal license in Ontario until 1883.

As a candidate of the Liberal Party, he was first elected to the House of Commons in the first election on September 20, 1867 and initially represented the Bothwell constituency in Ontario until October 23, 1876 .

He temporarily gave up the lower house mandate after Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie had appointed him Minister of the Interior and General Superintendent for Indian Affairs on October 24, 1874. He held this ministerial office until the end of Mackenzie's tenure on October 8, 1878.

Almost three weeks later, Mills was re-elected to the House of Commons in the Bothwell constituency on November 15, 1876 , and was a member of the House of Commons until his defeat in the House of Commons election on June 20, 1882 . In a new by-election on February 25, 1884, he was re-elected to the House of Commons in the Bothwell constituency and remained a member of the House of Commons until he was defeated in the June 23, 1896 election .

In 1888, Mills, who was editor of the London Advertiser newspaper for five years , also took over a professorship in constitutional and international law at the University of Toronto .

Senator and Supreme Court Justice of Canada

A few months after leaving the House of Commons, Mills was appointed a member of the Senate on November 13, 1896 at the suggestion of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, where he represented the Bothwell Senate division in Ontario until his voluntary resignation on February 7, 1902 . When he renounced his mandate, he was a member of the Canadian Parliament for more than 32 years.

On November 18, 1897, he was appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the 8th Canadian Cabinet by Prime Minister Laurier and held this post until his resignation on February 7, 1902. At the same time, he held the position of government leader in the Senate during this time .

After his departure from the government and the Senate, Mills was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on February 8, 1902 as the successor to John Wellington Gwynne, who died on January 7, 1902 , and held this office until his death. His successor was then on May 16, 1903 Wallace Nesbitt .

In addition to his political and judicial offices, Mills also worked as a poet, and wrote poems such as I Feel I'm Growing Old as well as the volume of poems Poems written at spare moments .

Publications

  • The Present and Future Political Aspects of Canada , 1860
  • The Blunders of the Dominion Government in connection with the North-West Territory , 1871
  • Report on the boundaries of the province of Ontario , Toronto 1873
  • Report on the boundaries of the Province of Ontario, containing in part the substance of a report prepared for the Government of the Province in 1872 , Toronto 1877
  • The English in Africa , Toronto 1900
  • The Monroe doctrine and the Inter-Oceanic canal , London 1901-1902
  • Poems written at spare moments , Ottawa 1901

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personal data
SURNAME Mills, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Liberal Party politician of Canada
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH Oxford , Upper Canada , now Ontario
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1903