William Pearce Howland

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William Pearce Howland

Sir William Pearce Howland , PC , KCMG (born May 29, 1811 in Pawling , New York , † January 1, 1907 in Toronto ) was a Canadian politician . From 1867 to 1868 he was a member of the House of Commons and Minister, then he served as Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Ontario until 1873 . As one of the fathers of the Confederation , he was one of the pioneers of the Canadian state founded in 1867.

biography

Howland received his education at Kinderhook Academy. In 1830 he moved to Upper Canada and ran a shop with his brother in Cooksville, Mississauga . In 1841 he received British citizenship. In the following years he built a sawmill and a flour mill on the Humber River, and in 1851 a market hall was added in Toronto . Howland's political career began in 1857 when he was elected MP for the Province of Canada . From 1859 to 1862 he presided over the Toronto Chamber of Commerce .

Increasingly, Howland campaigned for the unification of the various colonies in British North America into a federal state. From May 1862 to May 1863 he was Treasury Secretary in the cabinet of John Sandfield Macdonald , then until May 1864 as Treasurer. Under John Macdonald , he served from November 1865 to August 1866 as Minister of Post, then again as Minister of Finance. Howland was a member of the delegation that attended the London Conference in December 1866 . With this the later constitution of Canada was drawn up.

In the first Canadian general election in 1867, Howland won in the York West constituency. In the cabinet of Prime Minister John Macdonald he was Minister for Domestic Taxes from July 1, 1867, until he resigned on July 18, 1868 for health reasons. Three days earlier, Governor General Lord Monck swore in him as Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Ontario . Howland held this representative office until November 11, 1873. He then was Chairman of the Board of Directors of several companies.

His sons William Holmes Howland and Oliver Aiken Howland later became mayors of Toronto.

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SURNAME Howland, William Pearce
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH Pawling , New York
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1907
Place of death Toronto