Hugh Nelson (Canadian politician)

Hugh Nelson ( born May 25, 1830 in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland; † 3 March 1893, in London, England) was a Canadian politician. From 1871 to 1874 he was a member of the House from 1879 to 1887, he represented British Columbia in the Senate, after which he was until 1892 the fourth Lieutenant Governor of the province.

Biography

Nelson emigrated to California in 1854, where he worked as an accountant. In 1858, he arrived during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush to British Columbia. However, he was not like most newcomers looking for gold, but was in the transport business operates. After the construction of a department store in Yale, he founded the company in 1862 British Columbia and Victoria Express, which carried goods and mail transport between Victoria, Yale and Lillooet. In 1867 he sold his shipping company and went into the wood processing industry. Until 1882 he led a sawmill on the north shore of Burrard Inlet, on the territory of the present city of North Vancouver.

1868 Nelson joined the Confederation League of Amor De Cosmos, who campaigned for the admission of British Columbia to the Canadian Confederation. From 1870, he belonged to the Legislative Council of British Columbia, after joining, he represented Canada as of October 1871 the Canadian House of the electoral district in New Westminster. The representatives of the Liberal - Conservative party to defend the seat at the general election in 1872 succeeded. After flying up the Pacific scandal, he resigned in 1874 for re-election.

Prime Minister John Macdonald appointed Nelson in December 1879 senator. According to the recommendation of the Prime Minister Governor General Lord Lansdowne sworn him on 18 March 1887 as Vice Governor. This representative office of Nelson practiced until November 9 1892. He moved then to London, where he died a few months later.

According to him the city of Nelson was named the Kootenay River.

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