FIRST - Premier of Alberta - Ottawa, Ontario
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According to this Ontario Provincial plaque, Alexander Cameron Rutherford was the first premier of the Province of Alberta. The plaque is located in front of the Osgoode Township Museum, in Vernon, (now Ottawa), Ontario
Waymark Code: WM11MFA
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 11/12/2019
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Inscription on the plaque:
"The first premier of Alberta, Rutherford was born in Osgoode Township of Scottish parents and educated at McGill University. In 1895, after practising law in Ottawa and Kemptville, he moved to Strathcona, near Edmonton. Elected to the territorial assembly seven years later, Rutherford achieved prominence as a deputy speaker of the legislature. When the province of Alberta was created in 1905, he became the first premier, provincial treasurer and minister of education in the first government. Rutherford skillfully established the province's administrative, judicial, and educational framework, but prolonged debate regarding a controversial railway policy precipitated his resignation in 1910. Although retired from politics after 1913, he retained an active interest in educational matters, serving as chancellor of the University of Alberta from 1927 until his death."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/08/1905
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