William McDougall (politician)

William McDougall, CB, PC ( born January 25, 1822 in York, now Toronto, † May 29, 1905 in Ottawa ) was a Canadian politician. As one of the Fathers of Confederation, he is among the pioneers of the Canadian federal government established in 1867. In the first federal government under John Macdonald, he was Minister of Public Works. In 1869 he was appointed the first Vice- Governor of the Northwest Territories, but his office was never able to compete because he was prevented during the Red River Rebellion of the insurgents to Louis Riel from entering the territory.

Biography

McDougall was educated at Upper Canada Academy in Cobourg. After that he worked as a lawyer and sat as a member of the Clear Grits for political reform. From 1847 he published a newspaper, in addition to the modernization of agriculture had also spread liberal ideas to the goal. In 1851 he began to work for the union of the British colonies in North America, because he does it a faster implementation of reforms promised. In 1855 he sold his newspaper at George Brown and worked until 1860 for the Globe.

1858 McDougall was elected to the Parliament of the Province of Canada. Because of his eccentric behavior, he often quarreled with other reformers. In 1862 he was in John Sandfield Macdonald's government minister for the management of Crown land. He pushed for the colonization of the North West of Ontario, where he often ignored the needs of the natives. In July 1864 he was voted out, but won in November of the same year and took a by-election as provincial secretary again a seat in the government.

McDougall was a participant of the Charlottetown Conference, the Quebec Conference and the London Conference, where the foundations of future Canadian Confederation were drafted. In the first Canadian federal government of Sir John A. Macdonald McDougall was from July 1, 1867 Minister of Public Works, at the next general election in 1867 he was MP for the constituency of North Lanark selected. In the House of McDougall advocated a policy of expansion and called for the expansion of Canada to the Pacific Ocean. In 1868 he was involved in London in the negotiations for the transfer of controlled by the Hudson 's Bay Company territory Rupert's land to Canada.

On September 28, McDougall was appointed Deputy Governor of the newly created Northwest Territories. His reputation as a Canadian nationalist preceded him and his ties to radical Canadian Party by John Christian Schultz were known. On the way to Fort Garry McDougall was prevented on November 2, 1869 by rebellious Métis from entering the Red River colony. This occupied under the leadership of Louis Riel and Fort Garry and solved by the Red River rebellion.

McDougall could be never take office and was replaced by Adams George Archibald in May 1870. In the 1872 general election he lost his seat While he sat from 1875 to 1878 for the constituency of Halton back in the House, but he had no political influence more.

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