William Templeman

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William Templeman

William Templeman PC (* 28. September 1842 in Pakenham , Canada West, now Ontario , † 15. December 1914 ) was a Canadian publisher and politician of the Liberal Party of Canada , who as a Member of the House and Senator more than 13 years as a member of Parliament and was Minister in the 8th Canadian Cabinet of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier .

Life

Templeman worked as a journalist working, and later owner was in Victoria appearing daily newspaper Times Colonist , which he edited until his death 1914th

He ran for the Liberal Party in the elections of March 5, 1891 and June 23, 1896 and an intervening election on January 6, 1896 each without success in the in British Columbia located constituency Victoria for a seat in the House of Commons.

On November 18, 1897 Templeman was appointed Senator on the proposal of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier and represented the New Westminster Senate Division for the Liberals until February 16, 1906 .

On February 25, 1902, Prime Minister Laurier appointed him Non-Portfolio Minister in the Canadian 8th Cabinet and held this position until he became Minister of Domestic Taxes on February 6, 1906 as part of a government reshuffle. He held this ministerial office until the end of Laurier's term on October 6, 1911.

After giving up his Senate mandate, he was elected a member of the lower house in a by-election in the Victoria City constituency on March 6, 1906, but lost the mandate again in the general election on October 26, 1908 .

Templeman, who was from May 3, 1907 to October 6, 1911 also Mining Minister in the 8th Canadian Cabinet Laurier, was re-elected to the House of Commons on February 8, 1908 in a by-election in the British Columbia constituency Comox-Atlin . In the subsequent general election on September 21, 1911 , he again applied for a seat in the lower house in the Victoria City constituency , but suffered a defeat and left the lower house after more than 13 years.

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SURNAME Templeman, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Liberal Party politician of Canada
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH Pakenham , Canada West, now Ontario
DATE OF DEATH December 15, 1914