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His Honour and his wife
His Honour
The Honourable John Harvard giving a speech


Past Lieutenant Governors

The Honourable Alexander Morris
The Honourable Alexander Morris
Archives of Manitoba: Morris, Alexander 3 (N21821)

Term of Office: 2 December 1872 - 8 October 1877
Born: Perth, Upper Canada, 17 March 1826
Died: Toronto, 28 October 1889

  • Educated at Glasgow and McGill, articled in John A. Macdonald's law office, called to the bar in Upper and Lower Canada in 1851.
  • Sat in the Canadian Assembly 1861-67 and the House of Commons 1867-72.
  • Minister of Inland Revenue 1869-72.
  • Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba 1872.
  • Negotiated and signed on behalf of the Crown Treaties 3, 4, 5, and 6.
  • Persuaded St. Paul's, St. John's, and Manitoba Colleges to unite as the University of Manitoba 1877.
  • Returned to Ontario after term of office, served as Ontario MLA 1878-86.

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