CNHS - John Norquay
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PeterNoG
N 49° 52.971 W 097° 08.750
14U E 633201 N 5527254
This Canadian National Historic plaque is dedicated to John Norquay. It's just east of the statue of Louis Riel off Assiniboine Ave behind the Legislative Buildings.
Waymark Code: WM8V6J
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 05/14/2010
Views: 10
~ English text from marker ~
JOHN NORQUAY
1841-1889
Born at St. Andrew's in the Red River settlement, Norquay was elected to the first provincial assembly in 1870. He held several cabinet portfolios from 1871 to 1878 when he became Premier. His government, based on communal representation and joint participation of the French and English, achieved the extension of the Manitoba boundary and better fiscal terms from Ottawa, and undertook to build railways in defiance of the Canadian Pacific charter and federal disallowance. Norquay resigned the premiership in 1887, continuing to sit as a private member until his death in Winnipeg.
Classification: National Historic Person
Province or Territory: Manitoba
Location - City name/Town name: Winnipeg
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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