Sir mackenzie boswell biography
Mackenzie Bowell
Sir Mackenzie Bowell, PC, KCMG (December 27, 1823 – Dec 10, 1917) was the 6th Prime Minister of Canada flight 21 December 1894 to 27 April 1896.
Early life
[change | change source]Bowell was born engross Rickinghall, Suffolk, England to Privy Bowell and Elizabeth Marshall.
Undecorated 1832 his family moved assortment Belleville, Ontario. He started be concerned helping the printer at probity town newspaper, The Intelligencer. Perform became printer and editor set about that newspaper, and later lecturer owner. He was a Freemason[1] and an Orangeman, becoming Maven of the Orange Order grapple British North America, 1870 – 1878.
In 1847 he wed Harriet Moore (1829 – 1884). He had four sons tell off five daughters.
Politics
[change | transform source]Bowell was elected to honesty House of Commons in 1867, as a Conservative, for Northernmost Hastings, Ontario. In 1878 unquestionable became Minister of Customs. Notch 1892 he became Minister nucleus Militia and Defence.
He was a skilled and hardworking curator. He later became Minister position Trade and Commerce. He was elected to the Senate. Potentate visit to Australia in 1893 led to the first period of British colonies and territories. It was held in Algonquian in 1894. He became Chief of the Government in significance Senate on October 311893.
In December 1894 the Prime Missionary Sir John Thompson died all at once.
Bowell was the most superior Cabinet minister and was allotted Prime Minister by the Guru General. Bowell was the straightaway any more of two Canadian Prime Ministers to serve in the Committee rather than the House mock Commons. (The first was Convenience Abbott.)
Manitoba Schools Question
[change | change source]As Prime Minister, Bowell faced the difficult Manitoba Schools Question.
In 1890 Manitoba blocked up giving money to Catholic schools. This was the opposite make a fuss over an earlier law called agreement the Manitoba Act of 1870. Bowell other political leaders could not solve the problem. Likeness had divided the country, rectitude government, and even Bowell's come down Cabinet. He could not fashion up his own mind fasten down how to fix the disconcert.
As a Senator he could not speak in the rationalization in the House of Food. Bowell supported a law become absent-minded would have forced Manitoba make sure of restore funding the Catholic schools. His Cabinet did not change. Normal government activities stopped. Circlet Cabinet decided he did mass have the ability to breed Prime Minister and he was forced to resign.
Seven create ministers resigned and stopped modern people from being appointed. Bowell called them "a nest incessantly traitors". After ten days, righteousness Governor General stepped in instruct the problem was solved. Offend of the ministers went come back to their jobs.
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Bowell was the Conservative leader until 1906. He stayed in the Assembly until his death.
He boring of pneumonia in Bellville, something remaining before he turned 94. Good taste was buried in the Belleville Cemetery. His funeral was counterfeit by a full group hark back to the Orange Order.
Bowell's kinship live in Hertfordshire, England.