Amédée E. Forget

Amédée -Emmanuel Forget ( born November 12, 1847 in Marienville, Lower Canada (now Quebec ), † June 8, 1923 in Ottawa ) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was from 1898 to 1911 Vice- Governor of the Northwest Territories, then he held this post until 1910 in the province of Saskatchewan. From 1911 until his death he was a senator.

Biography

The son of Jeremie and Marie (nee Guenette ) Forget studying after school at Joseph -Adolphe Chapleau law (at that time there was no law school ) and was admitted to the bar in 1871. Together with Chapleau 1874, he took over the defense of Ambroise Lépine - Dydime. In 1875, he joined the Canadian federal government. After he had organized the Census of Manitoba, he was from 1877 assistant to David Laird, the Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories, 1881 by Edgar Dewdney. In vain he turned to the Northwest Rebellion of 1885 against the execution of Louis Riel.

From 1888, Forget worked as Deputy Commissioner Indians, from 1893, he led the Indian Agency in Regina. Governor General Lord Minto sworn him on 4 October 1898 as Vice- Governor of the Northwest Territories, on the instructions of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier. A change in law in the previous year meant that this office was like in the provinces only ceremonial in nature.

On September 1, 1905 originated from parts of the Northwest Territories, the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Forget was appointed on the same date, the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan and held that post until 13 October 1910. Laurier appointed him then in May 1911 Senator. In 1923, he died in office and was buried in the cemetery of Notre- Dame-des- Neiges in Montreal. According to him, the city Forget ( Saskatchewan ) is named.